The same role was played in India by Raja Ram Mohan Roy (through his newspapers Sambad Kaumudi and Miratul Akhbar), Nikhil Chakborty, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, etc. and in recent times great journalists like P Sainath who exposed farmer suicides and other social evils plaguing our society. The same should also be the role played by our own media. But unfortunately it is doing the reverse. India is presently passing though a transitional period in its history, from feudal society to a modern industrial one. It is the duty of all patriotic people, including the media, to help our society get over this transition period quickly and with less pain. The media has a very important role to play in this transition period, as it deals with ideas, not commodities. So by its very nature the media cannot be like an ordinary business.