Birth of Kesari and Mahratta
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, known for his powerful writing and critique work for his magazine titled Nibandhmala, along with Lokamanya Tilak took the responsibility of installing a press and publishing other papers along with the contemporary papers like the Dnyanprakash, Kiran, Shivaji, and Induprakash. Along with them, Namjoshi, Agarkar, and Apte also exhibited their capability and liking towards writing. The press, arranged by Namjoshi, was mortgaged to a person named Sathe, and this press was named the ‘Arya-Bhushan Press’. The first work undertaken by this press was printing the 66th issue of Chiplunkar’s Nibandhmala in which the prospectus of Kesari was also published. The prospectus consisted of the signatures of Chiplunkar, Tilak, Agarkar, Namjoshi, and Garde. Chiplunkar, being an expert on literary subjects, concentrated his writings on literary part of the newspaper, while Agarkar concentrated on the historical, economic, and social aspects. Tilak wrote majorly on the subjects related to religion and law. However, with the growing indebtedness of the institution, Apte separated himself from it, and Vasudevrao Kelkar, along with M.B.Namjoshi started writing for the Mahratta (Maratha). The responsibility of the editorship and writing articles for Kesari, after the death of Chiplunkar, was borne by Agarkar till October 1887. However, it was only in 1891, ten years after the first publication, that Tilak assumed the sole editorial role for both Kesari and Mahratta (Maratha).
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Birth of Kesari and Mahratta