Question

The newspaper Kesari was started by the Indian Nationalist?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer 1

Hint: Newspapers are a very important source of information and play a major role in updating people especially during national movements. At that time Kesari played a crucial role in providing all the information related to the Indian freedom movement among normal people. Kesari is a Marathi newspaper and still continues to be published.

Complete answer:
Kesari was a Marathi newspaper started by one of the prominent freedom fighters of our country, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The newspaper began publishing in the year 1881 and was a very important source of information at that time when there were no radios and television. Newspapers were the only source available with the people of that time thus it became very important to start publishing information about freedom movements in the newspaper to get the support of the masses. The first editor of the Kesari was Agarkar and other freedom fighters such as Chiplunkar also supported the newspaper and helped in its publishing. The is published at Kesariwada where there is a library along with a museum that still has tilak's writing desk and the first national flag created by the freedom fighters.

Additional information:
Along with the Kesari newspaper he had also started a english newspaper named Mahratta, it was a weekly newspaper. Due to his contributions in the socio-economic front and literature he was given the title of ‘Awakener of India’ who motivated the people of India to fight for their freedom.

So, the correct option is (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The newspaper Kesari was started by Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Note: The Kesari newspaper continues to be published and is also available online at its official website. It is published by Kesari Maratha Trust and Descendants of Bal Gangadhar tilak. The first copy of this newspaper was published on 4th January 1881.