INDIA is one of the democratic countries of the world. the democracy is based on freedom of speech, thought and expression. the most important function of a newspaper in a democratic government is to spread political awareness among the public.the success of democracy is depends upon the judicious of one's vote, which is impossible without political education and a newspaper is the most effective source available to us for this type of education. In cities, morning tea cannot be enjoyed without a newspaper. Clubs, coffee-houses, restaurants, tea-stalls and hotels cannot go without discussions or chit-chats on the news of the day.

The Importance of the Press: the news paper keep us in touch with the events of our country and that of the world. it is a very good agency of information and education. Articles appear on all subject- science, culture, literature, politics, commerce and education, etc. in periodicals and newspapers. these article increase out knowledge and broaden our outlook. the newspapers given the current of ideas and control the course of social and political life. Businessmen come to know the market situation and prices of various things,such as gold, silver, etc. The worried parents get information about brides and bridegrooms for their sons and daughters. the press brings employment to the jobless. employees to the employers and buyers to the sellers etc. as agent of propaganda, it can create war today and make peace tomorrow. The press performs a very important role as guide, educator and check to the public and to the government. It keeps our knowledge of current affairs up-to-date.

Views of some Greatmen about the power of the Press: Napoleon said that he was more afraid of the newspaper than of hundred thousand bayonets. It has been said 'Mightiest of the mighty is the Press.' Roosevelt once said, "Freedom of conscience of education, of speech of assembly are among the fundamentals of  democracy, and all of them would be nullified if freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged." Burke once said that there were three Estates in the parliament but 'press' was the fourth Estate, more powerful than all the other estates. the influence of the press on the people in no less than on the government. It tries to create a healthy public opinion by exposing the shortcomings.

Press is not Free from Flaws: The Press is monopolised by big businessmen or political parties. they use it in their own interests. sometimes the Press-reports misrepresents facts and figures,wilful perversion and distortion of facts, prejudice against caste and creed and malicious propaganda cause much harm to nation and a serious set-back to democracy. the papers patronised by capitalists suppress truth, inflame passions and misguide the innocent public. They oppose or misrepresent the government policies. Sometimes they mislead the public by inserting in their columns domestic scandal, spicy stories of crimes, obscence jokes and curde love stories.

Freedom of the Press: The Press, eversince independence, has been enjoying full freedom. The freedom of press is suppressed in dictatorship, during the emergency period in our country, the press freedom of the press was restricted and only those items of news which served the interests of the dictators, were published in the newspapers. The Defence of India rules and the Maintenance of Internal security act were misused by the government. The fall of congress Government was consequent upon the fact that is denied full freedom to the press, The Janata Government removed all restriction. with a view to freeing the press from the slavery of the capitalist and the government, it is necessary to establish the working class and popular press.

Press in our country needs to be reformed: The Central Government is proposing to make a legislation to cure the press of its ills. The bill includes diffusion of ownership, representation of employees in the management, protection of small papers and pricing of papers according to the page. It is fact, that the press needs to be reformed in our country. but the government should do it without robbing the press of its freedom.

The Press in benefactor of mankind. it is a social reformer, a champion of freedom and democracy, a teacher of common man and an importance critic of public. It is a very good source of entertainment. hence the press owes responsibility towards citizens and the government. The editor has to discharge his duties with utmost care and sincerity. The pen of an editor is mighter than the sword of Napoleon.

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• If we want to know how old are you. We look at the birth certificate.
• If we want o know how clever you are, we have to look at progress card.
• If we want to know how heavy you are, we find out your weight.

*But if we want to know how wise you are, we cannot measures it in inches, in kg or in years. This we have to find out from many small things you do.

Ability to wait

• People who are wise know how to look for bigger and greater happiness than the small ones. They will pass the fun that they can have now in order to get bigger happiness afterwards.

For example

a) Swetha continued her studies after school rather than taking up a job in a factory.

b) She thought that if she worked in a factory she will be able to earn at once.

c) She would be able to buy new clothes.

*But she also knew that if she continued her education properly she would have something better for the rest of her life. Children want everything at once. People who have grown up are willing to wait. They have patience.

Decisive

• Some children change their mind very fast. They are not able to decide anything or to stick to any decision. People who are wise are able to think are able to think clearly, to decide well, and to stick to their decision.

Stable

• Wise children are not satisfied by just doing a work. They like to do their work well. Ramu would rather aim high and miss, than to aim low and make it. A grown-up wise person does constantly change jobs, friends, or anything he has. Such a person sticks to his job and ensures that it is finished. This he will do despite the difficulties and problems he encounters. A weak child instead gives up at the first sign of any difficulty. Such a child can hardly be trusted as to whether he would have the same friends or the same work tomorrow.

Dependable

• A matured or a wise person is dependable, reliable and does what is expected of him. He always keeps his word. He means what he says and says what he means. When Savita went to the market to buy cabbages, on the way she forget what she had to buy and how much she had to buy. When she reached the market, instead of buying cabbages she bought onions. She got a good scolding for it. Ranga was asked by his mother to post a letter. After one week when mother washed his clothes she found a letter in his pocket. He had posted the letter in his pocket. Ranga and Savita were unreliable people. They were still very childish in their ways.

Admit your mistakes

• Grown up people never hesitate to admit if they have done any wrong. When they make a mistake they take the blame on themselves and say, ``I am sorry’’. Children, who are not wise, often do not admit that they have done something wrong. When something goes wrong the blame everything and everybody else rather than themselves.

Large heartedness

• Babita knows that her friend Sravani is clever than she is. Instead of trying to be as clever as her friend, Babita is jealous of her. She tells everyone that Sravani is using unfair means to be the best in the class. The next time Babita stands in front of the mirror, she should look in her eyes to see if the green-eyed monster of jealousy is within her. Everyone is jealous at sometime or the other. But, if we do not check on ourselves, this jealousy will make us dislike others and finally it will make us dislike our self.

Ability to share

• Ram had a friend his name is Sham. He shared all his troubles with him. He also shared his mischief with him. He shared all the gossip he heard, with him. But when Ram had something good to tell, he went to elsewhere with his other friends. Ram is hardly a reliable friend. Do you share both your happy and sad times with your friend?

*As you grow, more and more decisions will be yours to make independently

*Decide to be the best person you want to be and then work on it.

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"Self-Relaince" is nothing but trusting yourself or having trust in you and not upon external life.Even thing in this world is bestowed upon Self-Reliance.The young ones of an animal or a bird depends upon their parents for a certain limit of time till they grow up and fly free on their own.

• Plant uses its root to energy from soil.
• Fish believes in its  intinct to swim and get food.
• Grown human child is left alone so that they can look after itself.

A child develops self-confidence and self-respect and self-trust when it depends on itself.

Every living thing in this world wants to have self-reliance so badly.If one or a nation has self-reliance then the nation/he/she turns itself into an optimistic and hard working,so they could get respected. Self-reliance is born out of the hope of getting self-suffiency in character and strength and everything that makes you feel better in a good way.

• A poor man's self-reliance can turn him into a rich man.
• A merchants self-reliance can turn him into a better business man.
• A students self-reliance brings him success.
• A nations self-reliance brings it glory and fame.
• A mothers self-reliance brings a safety future to her children.

A man is not a controller of his destiny. Fate brings him terrible blows and hardships.He can loose self-reliance when he finds himself in a terrible path , a way he was mislead.

But there are indeed some nations and lives which cannot get self-reliance 'cause of its mental and physical weakness.

So be strong and earn yourself some respect and have Trust in you.

Thankyou,

Rajkumar