Who among the following founded the English newspaper Mahratta?
| Who among the following founded the English newspaper Mahratta?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Aurobindo Ghose
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
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Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak was among the most outstanding representatives of Militant Nationalist School of Thought.
- He was born in 1856 and he devoted his entire life to the services of his country.
- He helped to found the newspapers the Mahratta (in English) and the Kesari (in Marathi).
- He started editing the Kesari from 1889 and preached nationalism in its columns and taught people to become courageous, self-reliant, and selfless fighters in the cause of India‟s independence.