Consider the following statements about Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1 He published the newspaper 39 Maratha ...........

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Consider the following statements about Bal Gangadhar Tilak:

1. He published the newspaper 'Maratha' to instill anti-imperialist sentiment in the general public.

2. He was arrested on sedition charges after criticizing the British in the 'Kesari' newspaper.

3. He became the country's first imprisoned journalist.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is frequently associated with the nationalist fight for the freedom of the press. Statement 1 is correct: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, in 1881 started two weeklies, 'Maratha' in English and 'Kesari' in Marathi for making people conscious of their rights and build up antiimperialist sentiments among the public. His other well-known works included "Orion: Studies in the Antiquity of Vedas”; "The Arctic Home of Vedas"; "Gita-Rahasya”. Statement 2 is correct: Bal Gangadhar Tilak known for his criticism of the British through his newspaper ‘Kesari’ was arrested on charges of Sedition under Section 124A included in the IPC in 1870 which was used to try many freedom fighters, including Mahatma Gandhi for any actions against British. The arrest of Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an important moment in India’s political history as it marked the criminalization of dissent as a grand spectacle of a political trial, interpreted by the press across British India. Statement 3 is not correct: In 1883, Surendranath Banerjee became the first Indian journalist to be imprisoned. In an angry editorial in The Bengalee, Banerjee had criticized a judge of Calcutta High Court for being insensitive to the religious sentiments of Bengalis in one of his judgments.