HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Jagannath Shankar
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Vishnu Shastri
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Bal Shastri
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Krishna Shastri
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was born in Devgad taluka in the Konkan region of Maharashtra state and lived for a very short period. Complete solution: The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan was started by a publisher reformer named Balshastri. His full name was Balshastri Jambhekar (6 January 1812 – 18 May 1846).
Detailed explanation-2: -Darpan was the first Marathi language newspaper and was first published on 6 January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar. Balshastri Jambhekar is known as the ‘father of Marathi Journalism’. He used the Darpan as a platform to awaken people to social reforms. He started ‘Digdarshan’ in 1840.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first newspaper in Maharashtra was Darpan. It was started on 6 January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar.