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Bal Gangadhar Tilak's 'Kesari' (Marathi) and 'Mahratta' (English) papers were significant because they:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. NCERT covers nationalist journalism.
2. Tilak's Marathi paper Kesari and English paper Mahratta were key nationalist organs from the late 19th century.
3. Their fierce criticism of British rule led to Tilak's prosecution and imprisonment more than once.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 5 "Print Culture and the Modern World", §Nationalist Press ¶2_
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