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The first condition for any political system to be democratic is the freedom of the press. If a nation is considered a democratic nation, then it must necessarily have freedom of the press. Anyway, media is considered as the fourth pillar of a democratic nation after legislature, executive and judiciary and thus it is an integral part of democracy. In a democracy, the security and freedom of the public is ensured only through mass media. That is why the media is also considered as the 'security guard' of the public. The importance of freedom of the press in a vast developing nation like India, full of diversities, increases even more when most of the people here are unaware of the role of the media. On the other hand, when we look at the role of the media, it appears that the watchdog of democracy, the media has not yet become democratic. At present, due to the development of technology and communication technology, there has been a huge positive change in the role of media. Despite this, due to the conservative thinking of the people, illiteracy, ignorance and increasing side effects of social media, the role of media also seems suspicious and sometimes we see many of its side effects. This research article of mine is based on a critical study regarding the impact and new challenges of the increasing role of media in the Indian democratic system at present.