MookNayak and Bahishkrit Bharat – Rare Pictures


Dr. Ambedkar started the newspaper MookNayak, or the Mute Hero, to give voice to untouchables in the society and share their problems. This was 1920, and no newspaper at that time was devoted to untouchables.

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This image is a masthead of the first edition of MookNayak

Mookanayak (1920) and Bahishkrit Bharat (1927) were two Marathi journals edited by Dr Ambedkar

Mookanayak (1920) and Bahishkrit Bharat (1927) were two Marathi journals edited by Dr Ambedkar

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3 responses to “MookNayak and Bahishkrit Bharat – Rare Pictures

  1. मुझे मूक नायक हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए चाहिए

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