GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -After making Madras her home, Annie Besant founded a weekly newspaper Commonweal in January 1914.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Commonweal was a weekly dealing with issues of national reform and New India was a daily newspaper which for fifteen years was a powerful instrument promoting Home Rule and revolutionizing Indian journalism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution The correct answer is Annie Besant. By early 1915, Annie Besant had launched a campaign to demand self-government for India after the war on the lines of white colonies. She campaigned through her newspapers, New India and Commonweal, and through public meetings and conferences.