'… offers a fascinating account of theoretical and empirical perspectives on political communication in India, especially with reference to the Hindi media.' Ram Awtar Yadav, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
List of figures, tables and maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: political communication and mobilisation in India; 2. Under colonial rule: mobilisation in the Hindi and English press; 3. Media and mobilisation in independent India; 4. Localisation, grassroots mobilisation and Hindi news media; 5. Political economy of the Hindi press; 6. The hybrid media system, anti-corruption movement and political mobilisation; 7. Agenda-setting and mobilisation in a hybrid media environment; 8. Conclusion: politics, power and mobilisation in digital India; Bibliography; Index.