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· Statement 1 is correct: Balshastri Jambhekar (1812–46) was a pioneer of social reform through journalism in Bombay, he attacked brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform popular Hinduism. · Statement 2 is incorrect: He started the newspaper Darpan in 1832, also referred to as the father of Marathi journalism. The paper was bilingual fortnightly and also published in English as The Bombay Darpan and stopped publishing in 1840. Jambhekar used the Darpan to awaken the people to awareness of social reforms like widow remarriage, and to instill within the masses a scientific approach to life. In 1840, Digdarshan was started by him, which published articles on scientific subjects as well as history. · Statement 3 is correct: Jambhekar established the Bombay Native General Library and started the Native Improvement Society of which an offshoot was the Students Literary and Scientific Library.
Who among the following Mughal commanders compelled Shivaji to sign the Treaty of Purandar (1665)?
Combine List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below
Who was the most prominent ruler of the Satavahana Dynasty?
The Khajuraho temple complex was patronized by which of the following dynasty?
Which of the following statements given below about the post-Mauryan period is correct?
In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
The first human fossil was obtained from which river valley of India?
The Quit India Movement was started after the failure of:
The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic civilization because-
Which of the following dynasty is also known as the Mamluk Dynasty?
