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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

"The Swadeshbhmasni" was edited by

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Option C: K. Ram Krishna Pillai

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The correct answer is “K. Ram Krishna Pillai”.
K. Ramakrishna Pillai was an Indian nationalist writer, journalist, editor, and political activist. He edited Swadeshabhimani, the newspaper which became a potent weapon against the rule of the British and the erstwhile princely state of Travancore and a tool for social transformation.

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