Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra was Chief Editor of which newspaper? (MPPSC State Services Prelims Exam 2022)

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Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra, two-time Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, co-founded the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat in 1929 along with Seth Govind Das. Lokmat was the first nationalist Hindi newspaper published in Madhya Pradesh. Mishra wrote a regular column titled ‘Vindhya Shikhar Se’ in Lokmat, criticizing the British government. Lokmat ceased publication after one year, and Mishra later began the weekly journal Sarathi. The newspaper played a role in spreading nationalist ideas during the independence movement in Madhya Pradesh.

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Lokmat Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra, two-time Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, co-founded the nationalist Hindi newspaper Lokmat in 1929 along with Seth Govind Das. Lokmat was the first nationalist Hindi newspaper published in Madhya Pradesh. Mishra wrote a regular column titled ‘Vindhya Shikhar Se’ in Lokmat, criticizing the British government. Lokmat ceased publication after one year, and Mishra later began the weekly journal Sarathi. The newspaper played a role in spreading nationalist ideas during the independence movement in Madhya Pradesh.

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