Kesari (Marathi newspaper)
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This article is about the Marathi newspaper. For other uses, see Kesari (disambiguation).
Kesari (Marathi: केसरी Sanskrit for lion) is a Marathi newspaper which was founded on 4 January 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement. The newspaper was used as a spokes piece for the Indian national freedom movement, and continues to be published by the Kesari Maratha Trust and Tilak's descendants.[1][2][3]
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Print, online |
Owner(s) | Kesari Maratha Trust |
Founder(s) | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Publisher | Kesari Maratha Trust |
Founded | 4 January 1881; 143 years ago (4 January 1881) |
Political alignment | Centre-right politics |
Language | Marathi |
Website | www |
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak used to run his two newspapers, Kesari, in Marathi and Mahratta (Run by Kesari-Maratha Trust)[4] in English from Kesari Wada, Narayan Peth, Pune. The newspapers were originally started as a co-operative by Chiplunkar, Agarkar and Tilak.