Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
1940s portrait
Born(1890-10-26)26 October 1890
Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died25 March 1931(1931-03-25) (aged 40)
Cawnpore, United Provinces, British India
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, writer
Years active1890–1931
TitleEditor- Pratap (1913–1931)

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (26 October 1890 – 25 March 1931) was an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress[1] and an independence movement activist. He was an important figure in the non-cooperation movement[2] and the freedom movement of India, who once translated Victor Hugo's novel Ninety-Three,[3] and is mostly known as the founder-editor of the Hindi language newspaper, Pratap.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ Pandey, Gyanendra (2002). The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Anthem Press. pp. 37–77. ISBN 978-1843317623.
  3. ^ Simon, Sherry; St. Pierre, Paul (2000). Changing the Terms: Translating in the Postcolonial Era. University of Ottawa Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0776605241.
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  5. ^ Mukul, Akshaya (3 November 2015). Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-9351772316.
  6. ^ Gould, William (15 April 2004). Hindu Nationalism and the Language of Politics in Late Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–100. ISBN 978-1139451956.