Bakr was the first journalist who was sentenced to death by the British after the revolt of 1857.
In the recent year, press freedom in India has weakened significantly. In this episode of 'Itihas Ke Panne', senior journalist and writer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay speaks to journalists Masoom Muradabadi and Jaishankar Gupta about the increased number of attacks on press freedom while tracing the phenomenon back to Moulavi Mohommad Bakr. Bakr was the first journalist who was sentenced to death by the British after the revolt of 1857.