Which of the following newspapers was launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881 from Bombay, serving as a powerful vernacular mouthpiece for radical nationalism and social reform awareness?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Kesari was a prominent Marathi newspaper founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak alongside the English weekly Mahratta in 1881, playing a pivotal role in awakening nationalist consciousness. Amrita Bazar Patrika was founded by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh in Bengal, The Hindu was started in Madras by G. Subramania Iyer, and Bengalee was edited by Surendranath Banerjee. Tilak used Kesari and Maratha to organize public festivals like Ganpati and Shivaji festivals for political mobilization. He was sentenced to imprisonment for seditious articles published in Kesari.