INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Lord Metcalfe (1835-1836) supported New press law, removing restrictions on the press in India. Hence is known as the Liberator of the Press.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, GCB PC (30 January 1785 – 5 September 1846), known as Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt between 1822 and 1845, was a British colonial administrator.

Detailed explanation-3: -Metcalfe became a member of the all-India governing supreme council in 1827 and, on the departure of Lord William Bentinck in March 1835, became acting governor-general. The British government, refusing to retain an East India Company official as governor-general, appointed Lord Auckland to the post.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lord Metcalfe is known as Liberator of India Press. The freedom of the Indian Press dates from the 15th of September, 1835. He abolished all restrictions on the vernacular press through the famous “Press Law”.