India

India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than 1.2 billion, and it has undergone significant changes since it gained independence following the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Mass media in India play a role in raising public awareness, sharing ideas, advertising, and providing entertainment. In contemporary India, media make up a multimillion-dollar industry and affect the lives of millions of people.

While traditional forms of mass media remain popular, digital media are also on the rise in India, one of the world’s fastest growing markets in cell phones and computers. India has become the second largest country after China in terms of the number of Internet users, with more than 460 million Indians using the Internet ...