Nature of 'Jagdadarsh' Newspaper in Ahmednagar Campus

Abstract The nineteenth century is a very meaningful period in the history of Maharashtra. In this century, the modern era started in Maharashtra and the political, social and economic transition gained momentum. The local history of each place should be presented before the society in order to create a true view of the history at the national level. From Ahmadnagar Dnyanodaya June 1842, Vrittavaibhav 8th December 1861, Similarly Nyayasindhu (Ocean of Justice)- 1866 these magazines started publish.[1] Jagadadarsh newspaper was started in April 1882 in Ahmednagar. Political, economic and social topics are covered in this newspaper. Nature of Jagadadarsh - Jagadadarsh means mirror of the World. This newspaper was started in April 1882 by Kashinath Bahirav Limaye. He was a school teacher and a member of the Municipal Committee-Managing Committee. The motto of Jagadadarsh was 'jagadadarsa jananche gunavgun darshani Pravin aso, gunavardhana avagunashama karavaya tyamadhe sudharma vaso' (‘जगदादर्श जनांचे गुणावगुण दर्शनी प्रवीण असो, गुणवर्धन अवगुणशम करावया त्यामध्ये सुधर्म वसो’). Jagdadarsh Newspaper was published every Sunday. This newspaper was printed on a typewriter. The newspaper Nyayasindhu was printed on stone Press. So compared to that, Jagdadarsh newspaper was able to give more text in less space due to nails. But his language was comparatively grammatically impure. Fewer numbers are available at the Ahmednagar Historical Museum. Three issues are used for the study.