History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET June 2025 History
Who among the following started the first newspaper of the Arya Samaj in 1882?
ALala Ratan Chand Beri ✓ Correct
BLala Lajpat Rai
CLala Hansraj
DLala Munshiram
Correct answer: (A) Lala Ratan Chand Beri — The answer is Lala Ratan Chand Beri.
Explanation
★The answer is Lala Ratan Chand Beri.
★Lala Ratan Chand Beri of Lahore started the first newspaper of the Arya Samaj in March 1882.
★The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati at Bombay in 1875.
★It began to reform Hinduism in response to Western influences.
★Arya Samajists believed in the pure Vedic tradition.
★They rejected idol worship, false rituals and superstitions.
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