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Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
Explanation
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the founder-editor of the Urdu weekly Al‑Hilal, which he started in 1912 as a nationalist and reformist journal aimed at mobilizing Indian Muslims and fostering Hindu‑Muslim unity. Contemporary accounts and biographical summaries note that Al‑Hilal became an influential, and at times controversial, organ of anti‑colonial opinion; Azad also started the companion journal Al‑Balagh to further these aims [2]. The other options—Comrade, The Indian Sociologist, and Zamindar—are associated with different individuals or groups: The Indian Sociologist was published abroad by Shyamji Krishnavarma, while Zamindar was a separate newspaper, and Comrade was not Azad’s journal [2].
Sources
- [1] https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/knowledge-nugget-national-education-day-maulana-abul-kalam-azad-upsc-9663334/
- [2] https://indianexpress.com/article/education/national-education-day-2021-facts-about-indias-first-education-minister-maulana-abul-kalam-azad-7614960/
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