Chronological order of the acts are Vernacular Press Act – 1878, Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act- 1908, Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act- 1931, Foreign Relations Act- 1932.
In the year 1875 (10th April), Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati. It did a lot of work in the field of the social reform movement. It supported widow remarriage. It demanded the equal status of women. It worked against untouchability. It condemned the early marriages of children.