Which fiery nationalist leader and freedom fighter, known as 'Kumaon Kesari', edited the nationalist newspaper 'Shakti' which served as the primary mouthpiece for the freedom movement and social reforms in Uttarakhand?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Badri Datt Pandey took over the editorship of the weekly newspaper 'Shakti', founded in Almora in 1918 under the auspices of Kumaon Parishad, utilizing it to expose colonial forest exploitation and mobilize public opinion against social evils like the Kuli Begar system. Mukundi Lal was a prominent barrister who defended Garhwali soldiers during the Peshawar rebellion trials. 'Shakti' succeeded the earlier nationalist journal 'Almora Akhbar'. The publication documented every milestone of the freedom struggle in the Kumaon hills.