History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2023 History
Who among the following started the journal Bharat Shramjeevi in 1874?
AN.M. Lokhande
BShashipad Banerji ✓ Correct
CW.C. Banerji
DBal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct answer: (B) Shashipad Banerji — The answer is Shashipad Banerji, who started the Bengali journal Bharat Shramajivi in 1874.
Explanation
★The answer is Shashipad Banerji, who started the Bengali journal Bharat Shramajivi in 1874.
★Earlier, in 1870, he had founded the Working Men's Club.
★He was a social worker and a leader of the Brahmo Samaj.
★He worked for women's rights, their education and labour welfare.
★N.M. Lokhande was a later labour leader associated with the Bombay mill workers.
★W.C. Banerji was the first president of the Indian National Congress.
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