Who among the following founded the Marathi newspaper 'Kesari'?
- A.Lokmanya Tilak
- B.Vallabhbhai Patel
- C.Lala Lajpat Rai
- D.Mahatma Gandhi
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Lokmanya Tilak. Bal Gangadhar Tilak started Kesari in Marathi in 1881 from Pune, together with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar.
Alongside Kesari, the same group brought out Mahratta, its English counterpart. Kesari became Tilak's main weapon against British rule; his articles on the Chapekar brothers' case in 1897 and on the bomb attacks of 1908 led to his trials for sedition, and in 1908 he was sentenced to six years in Mandalay jail in Burma, where he wrote Gita Rahasya. Tilak also popularised the Ganapati and Shivaji festivals and gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it".
B is wrong because Vallabhbhai Patel did not found Kesari; he is known for the Bardoli Satyagraha and the integration of princely states. C is wrong because Lala Lajpat Rai was linked with papers such as The People and Vande Mataram, not Kesari. D is wrong because Mahatma Gandhi edited Young India, Navajivan and Harijan.
Exam tip: Tilak = Kesari (Marathi) and Mahratta (English), both 1881; Gandhi = Young India and Harijan.
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