Some lines on contribution of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi in the revolution of india

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi has also been a name in the list of great revolutionaries. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was a journalist who, with the power of his writing, had made the British rule sleep in India. His writings inspired the people of the country to fight against the British government. He was a social worker and freedom fighter. He was very simple in nature, but also angry and stubborn. He was a fearless and impartial journalist. His contribution to the history of India's freedom movement is immortal. He was involved in the work of journalism and editing from his college days and after meeting Gandhiji became completely devoted to the freedom movement.

He started his Hindi weekly in the name of 'Pratap'. 'Pratap' was the advocacy letter of the farmers and workers. There used to be special news on the sufferings of the people of the native states. He brought out a daily edition of Pratap and a literary and political monthly magazine named "Prabha" from his press. The letter "pillar" was a personal feature of "Pratap". He played a leading role in the 'Home Rule' movement and led the first strike of the textile mill workers in Kanpur. He went to jail 5 times for participating in various Congress movements and writing articles in "Pratap" fearlessly against the atrocities of the officers, because when his pen was used, the roots of the British rule were shaken. Not only were the students themselves great journalists, they inspired and trained many young people to become journalists, writers and poets.

During his prison life, he translated two novels by Victor Hugo, "La Mistabiles" and "Ninety Three". He was elected the chairman of the 19th (Gorakhpur) session of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. Vidyarthi ji was a great reformer but at the same time pious and godly. He was also a very influential and orator of a high order. Such was the power of the pen that even without saying anything, by simply writing, he was able to reach more and more people with the idea of ​​​​the interest of his country and even in the absence of modern technology, he could connect with the movement by influencing the people.