Q. “He is known as the father of Marathi Journalism. He is associated with the Marathi Newspaper, Darpan. He attacked Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform popular Hinduism.”
Which of the following personalities is being described correctly above?
Q. “He is known as the father of Marathi Journalism. He is associated with the Marathi Newspaper, Darpan. He attacked Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform popular Hinduism.”
Which of the following personalities is being described correctly above?
The correct option is B Balshastri Jambhekar
Explanation:
Balshastri Jambhekar was a pioneer of the social reform movement, through his journalism, in Bombay. He attacked Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform prevailing popular Hinduism. He started the newspaper called Darpan in 1832. He is also known as the father of Marathi journalism, He used the ‘Darpan’ to awaken the people to an awareness of social reforms, such as widow remarriage, and to instill in the masses a scientific approach to life. Jambhekar founded the Bombay Native General Library and started the Native Improvement Society of which an offshoot was the Students' Literary and Scientific Library. He was also the first professor of Hindi at the Elphinston College, besides being a director of the Colaba Observatory.
Explanation:
Balshastri Jambhekar was a pioneer of the social reform movement, through his journalism, in Bombay. He attacked Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform prevailing popular Hinduism. He started the newspaper called Darpan in 1832. He is also known as the father of Marathi journalism, He used the ‘Darpan’ to awaken the people to an awareness of social reforms, such as widow remarriage, and to instill in the masses a scientific approach to life. Jambhekar founded the Bombay Native General Library and started the Native Improvement Society of which an offshoot was the Students' Literary and Scientific Library. He was also the first professor of Hindi at the Elphinston College, besides being a director of the Colaba Observatory.
