if rizwan ahmed is to be believed, hundreds of urdu journalists were given physical punishments, including death penalty, rigorous imprisonment etc for participation in the freedom struggle. mir baqar, the editor of the second urdu newspaper called dehli urdu akhbar, made the supreme sacrifice and he was publicly hanged for championing the cause of india. it began as a pro- british newspaper but soon changed tracks to become highly critical of the british. the newspaper named jam jahan numa was brought by harihar dutta and munshi sada sukh. the first urdu newspaper, according to the qaumi tanzeem article, was published from calcutta in the year 1823. it was nothing but the missionary zeal which made the journalists accept the challenge thrown by the alien rulers and the terror tactics employed by them to gag the voice of freedom and patriotism. ahmed, in the qaumi tanzeem piece, has claimed that the sacrifices made by urdu journalists during the prolonged freedom struggle, did not have any parallel. the article, based on urdu academy secretary rizwan ahmed's research work, has given a detailed account of the sacrifices made by urdu journalists and the manner in which they were made to suffer for their patriotic zeal.

Patna daily qaumi tanzeem, in an editorial page article, has recalled the contribution of urdu journalists in the country's freedom struggle.

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