Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which of the following newspapers are NOT related to Tilak? Select the correct option from those given below.
- 1. Kesari
- 2. Maratha
- 3. Sudharak
- 4. Harijan
A1 & 2
B2 & 3
C1 & 4
D3 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 3 & 4 — Sudharak and Harijan were not Tilak's newspapers, so the answer is 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Sudharak and Harijan were not Tilak's newspapers, so the answer is 3 and 4.
★Tilak founded two papers: Kesari in Marathi and Maratha in English, both launched in 1881.
★These journals carried his fiery nationalist editorials and mobilised public opinion against colonial rule.
★Sudharak, meaning 'Reformer', was started by Gopal Ganesh Agarkar in 1888 to push social reform and rationalism.
★Agarkar was a contemporary and sometimes rival of Tilak, differing on whether social reform should precede political freedom.
★Harijan was a weekly begun by Mahatma Gandhi in 1933 to champion the upliftment of the so-called untouchables.
★Tilak's papers earned him the title 'Father of Indian Unrest' for their militant tone.
★Tilak's Kesari and Maratha both began in 1881, and the journalist Valentine Chirol dubbed him the Father of Indian Unrest.
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