Newspapers and Magazines: The contribution of newspapers and magazines to the education of people in general is far greater than that of any other informal agency. This is because they can be circulated over a iktr larger area than can be covered by films, dramatic societies, etc. Today, the progress of education in a country is computed by the number and quality of magazines and newspapers published there. It is a matter of no little pride that after independence, the number of newspapers and magazines, in English and in regional languages has been going up steadily. This has been made possible by the rapid increase of literacy. Apart from English and Hindi newspapers, newspapers in almost all regional languages are being able to reach the masses living in the v. llages. And in fact, newspapers play the greatest role in making democracy a success. No other Corm of informal education can be compared Wilh these as far as political, economic and social education is concerned. Radio: In the west, the radio has been almost completely supplanted by the television, but in India it is still very much in vogue. Transistor radios can now be seen in even the remotest villages, and have become so common that they