The spread of print culture had significant effects for poor people in 19th-century India. Firstly, very cheap, small books and pamphlets were brought to markets, making them accessible to the poor for the first time. This allowed them to engage with literature and public debates. Secondly, print became a powerful tool for them to understand and critique social injustices. Leaders from low-caste backgrounds, like Jyotiba Phule, wrote about the oppression of the caste system in books like "Gulamgiri." Thirdly, it inspired poor workers to improve their own lives. Factory workers, like those in Bangalore, set up libraries to educate themselves and wrote books, creating a link between caste, class, and the nationalist movement.