Consider the following statements:
1. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar published Desher Katha in 1904.
2. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar popularised the ideas of Dadabhai Naoroji and Mahadev Govind Ranade.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements:
1. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar published Desher Katha in 1904.
2. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar popularised the ideas of Dadabhai Naoroji and Mahadev Govind Ranade.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar, a close associate of Aurobindo Ghosh, published Desher Katha in 1904. The work inspired the swadeshi activists. Desher Katha, writes Ishita Banerjee-Dube, warned against the colonial state&rsquo;s &ldquo;hypnotic conquest of the mind.

Statement 2 is correct: Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar popularised the ideas of Dadabhai Naoroji and Mahadev Govind Ranade and promoted swadeshi in a popular idiom.

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Consider the following statements: 1. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar published Desher Katha in 1904. 2. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar popularised the ideas of Dadabhai Naoroji and Mahadev Govind Ranade. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2