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MAKHANLAL CHATURVEDI: A WARRIOR DEDICATED TO JOURNALISM

was talk of nationalism and social reform at the maintaining its identity. Apart from independence, the
time, and feelings of expelling the British from the ideas published in Karmaveer on many controversial
country were strong. In 1913, Kaluram Gangrande of issues and topics such as non-cooperation,
Khandwa launched the monthly magazine Prabha, democracy, Khilafat, Rowlatt Act, Panchayati Raj,
whose editing was entrusted to Makhanlal. In 1913, indigenous state, Hindu Muslim discrimination policy,
he resigned from his teaching position to devote revolutionary movement, and hot and soft parties
himself entirely to journalism, literature, and the enraged the entire country. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
national movement. Makhanlal Chaturvedi began actively participated in the non-cooperation
contributing to the freedom movement by publishing movement through Karmaveer, and as a result, he
a high-quality literary journal called Prabha. Prabha became a grit in the eyes of British rule. When he
quickly rose to prominence in the Hindu literary was arrested, Mahatma Gandhi and Ganesh Shankar
world, thanks to the compositions that shook and Vidyarthi both wrote harsh editorials in Young India
awakened the people. Makhanlal Chaturvedi joined and Pratap, as well as newspapers across the
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi when he began editing the country, condemning his arrest. Makhanlal's value-
weekly Pratap from Kanpur. Makhanlal was the first based journalism standards, which he established
person arrested in Mahakaushal during Mahatma through 'Karmaveer,' are a priceless legacy of
Gandhi's non-cooperation movement of 1920. On July Indian journalism. Throughout his journalism career,
17, 1920, the editing of 'Karmaveer' began under his Makhanlal Chaturvedi worked tirelessly to raise
leadership, boldly opening the raw log of the princely awareness in the country through Prabha, Pratap,
states. The articles in this magazine were published and Karmaveer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
without reservation. In such a situation, some kings frequently remembered the country's famous poet
withdrew their support for the publication. Makhanlal Chaturvedi by reciting his poetry during
The magazine bravely endured all odds while many of his programmes.

GAURI SHANKAR RAI: LENT SUPPORT TO THE FREEDOM
STRUGGLE VIA JOURNALISM

auri Shankar Rai published the first Odia magazine, Shankar Rai fought against the British in the interest of
GUtkal Deepika, in 1866 to expose the British during Indians through this nationalism-based magazine.
a time of severe famine and to educate the youth of He used to write stuff in the magazine that was critical
Odisha. It is estimated that more than one million of the British and put the people's demands in front of
people died as a result of the famine in various parts them. Simultaneously, he used to publish in the magazine
of Odisha at the time. People believed that if we were his suggestions for preventing natural disasters such
free, we would not have to face such famine. In such a as floods. Shashi Bhushan Rath, influenced by him,
situation, the fight for freedom intensified. During the later started publishing a daily Odia magazine from
famine, Gauri Shankar Rai and Babu Bichitrananda Das Berhampur in 1913 and started publishing a magazine
began publishing Utkal Deepika Patrika in Oriya. named Gopabandhu Das Satyabati to promote it in Odia
People became more aware as a result of this, and they literature. He established the Cuttack Printing Company
began to understand the true cause of the famine. This in Cuttack for the publication of this magazine. While
magazine was founded on 13 July 1838 in Cuttack and the British were printing Bibles from door to door, he
was first published in Odia on 4 August 1866 under was publishing the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and other
the leadership of Gauri Shankar Rai, which is why Odia ancient religious texts in Odia in his printing company.
Journalism Day is celebrated on this date. To reinforce Gauri Shankar Rai, who was affiliated with the Brahmo
the air of freedom at a time when Odisha was facing Samaj, was also instrumental in promoting music and
numerous challenges, this magazine began publishing drama in the state, as well as significantly contributing
articles about famine and poverty in the state. Gauri to the cultural upliftment of society.

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