Which freedom fighter co-founded and edited both Marathi newspaper 'Kesari' and English newspaper 'Maratha' ?

Question

To encourage Muslims to join independence movement, which Mecca (Saudi Arabia) born Indian freedom fighter established an Urdu weekly newspaper 'Al-Hilal' in 1912 ?

Answer 1

Ans:

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer 2

Kesari is a newspaper founded in 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, the Kesari, in Marathi and Maratha in English from Kesari Wada. The Wada still has the offices of Kesari, and mementos of Tilak, including his writing desk original letters and documents.