Question

'Dnyanoday' printed the map of Asia in 1842 and the map of Europe in 1851.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Hint: Dnyanoday was a periodical or magazine which was published for the first time in 1842. It was started by an American Marathi Mission which was a protestant missionary group. It was headquartered in Maharashtra in the city of Ahmednagar.

Complete answer: - Dnyanoday was one of the first magazines to print the map of Asia (in 1842) and the map of Europe (in 1851).
- The magazine had articles on Christianity and it criticised the superstitions of Hinduism. It also covered topics like history, science and medicine.
- The aim of the magazine was to propagate the secular ideas of the Western world and Christianity and also give the readers a wider world view. The articles were very critical of the caste system of Hinduism and the Brahmin’s role as the superior of all castes.
- Some of the prominent subscribers of this magazine were Jyotiba Phule, he was also a critic of the orthodox Hinduism.

Thus, the given statement is true.

Note: Henry Balentine was the first editor of the magazine, from 1842 to 1845, he was a Christian missionary. The first Indian editor of the magazine was Shahu Daji Kukade, his tenure was from 1867 to 1872. The magazine was also edited by Devadatta Tilak and Bhaskar Pandurang who was the founder of Ahmednagar college.