Which of the following newspapers was written by Lokmanya Tilak during Indian National movement ?

Which of the following newspapers was written by Lokmanya Tilak during Indian National movement ? Correct Answer Kesari

The correct answer is Kesari.

  • Kesari was written by Lokmanya Tilak during the Indian National Movement.

Key Points

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak:
    • He launched two newspapers–the Kesari (in Marathi) and the Maratha (in English).
    • He organized Ganpati Festival (1893 AD) and Shivaji Festival (1895 AD).
    • He was deported to Mandalay Jail (Burma) for writing seditious articles.
    • He started the Home Rule League in 1916 AD.
    • He wrote Gita Rahasya.
    • Tilak asserted: ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’.
    • He was awarded the title of Lokmanya.
    • He was called ‘Bal’, Lala Lajpat Rai was called ‘Lal’ and Bipin Chandra Pal was called ‘Pal’.
    • He was a part of the trio of ‘Lal-Bal- Pal’
    • He wrote the books The Arctic Home of Vedas and Gita Rahasya.

Additional Information

  • Yugantar Patrika was a Bengali newspaper founded in Calcutta by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutt in the year 1906.
  • The Bengalee newspaper was founded by Girish Chandra Ghosh.
  • Amrita Bazar Patrika was founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh.

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as 'Lokmanya Tilak' when