RAS question
Gandhi published which newspapers?
Correct answer: (D) Indian Opinion, Young India, Navjivan, Harijan.
Gandhi published Indian Opinion, Young India, Navjivan and Harijan as part of his public communication through journals.
Explanation
Gandhi used periodical journals as a way to reach a wide public and carry his message of non-violence and swaraj. Indian Opinion was his South African paper from 1903, Young India was an English weekly from 1919, Navjivan was a Gujarati publication from 1919, and Harijan was an English paper from 1933. Press Information Bureau, Government of India says the Gandhi Heritage Portal provides complete sets of journals that Gandhi owned, edited or published, including Indian Opinion, Navajivan, Young India and Harijan. Gandhi's journal work therefore covered the full set of Indian Opinion, Young India, Navjivan and Harijan, not just one title.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Only Young India is too narrow because Gandhi-linked journals include Indian Opinion, Navjivan and Harijan as well.
- (B) Only Harijan omits the earlier Gandhi publications, especially Indian Opinion, Young India and Navjivan.
- (C) Kesari and Mahratta are Tilak's papers, while Gandhi's journals include Indian Opinion, Young India, Navjivan and Harijan.
Concept
Modern Indian History includes nationalist communication and political mobilisation through newspapers and journals. Press activity links leaders, movements and methods of mass persuasion in RAS preparation.