Question

_______ started a journal called ‘Navjeevan’ in Gujarati.
A: Lal Bahadur Shastri
B: Morarji Desai
C: Vallabhbhai patel
D: Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint: Navjeevan means a ‘new life’ in Hindi and Gujarati . Navjeevan is an Indian newspaper that is published by The Associated Journals. This Newspaper began to promote the principles of Mahatma Gandhi”s freedom movement.

Complete step by step answer:
Navjeevan was first published on September 7, 1919, this newspaper carried the message of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer born on 2 October 1869 who employed nonviolent methods to lead a successful campaign for the independence of India. Navjeevan is trust-based in Ahmedabad, India which was founded by him. . He had published more than 800 titles in English, Hindi, Gujarat, and other languages as well. It was referred to as a weekly newspaper in Gujarati published by Gandhi from 1919 to 1931, from Ahmedabad. The main aim of this newspaper was to promote and spread peaceful means for the attainment of Hind Swaraj by educating the people of India through cultivated and brilliant workers in order to serve India in a Pure manner. This newspaper carried the propaganda for peaceful attainment of Swaraj and especially to spread the spinning wheel and khadi, to remove the concept of untouchability, to encourage unity among Muslims and Hindus, to uplift the ways for the advancement of women like the opposition of child-marriage, encouraging women education and spreading the idea of widow-remarriage.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The activities Gandhi had started for religion, social, economic and political, this Navjeevan trust was propagated. All the activities related to self-reliance were propagated through this journal. The press might undertake printing of such writings that are not against the aims of the Trust for the purpose of self-reliance.