Give Reasons.

Audio-visual media are an important source for writing the history of modern India.

1. The Audio-Visual Media comprises of the Television (T.V.), films and the internet.

2. They hold significant importance because these mediums often display valuable information about politics, art, social issues and cultural aspects through various shows, sometimes also through live coverage.

3. Films and documentaries are also an important component which provides an artistic representation of the various realities of social and cultural issues, as well as about important locations and major contributions made by people in the past in representing their country.

4. Many domestic and foreign television channels also come under this head, for example, History Channel, Discovery Channel etc.