Question

Difficulty: HardRevolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army

Match the revolutionary and early left-wing journals in List-I with their respective founder-editors or key leaders in List-II:

  • The Socialist (1922)S.A. Dange
  • Kirti (1926)Bhai Santokh Singh
  • The Vanguard of Indian Independence (1922)M.N. Roy
  • Langal (1925)Muzaffar Ahmad

Answer

The correct matching pairs are: 'The Socialist' with S.A. Dange, 'Kirti' with Bhai Santokh Singh, 'The Vanguard of Indian Independence' with M.N. Roy, and 'Langal' with Muzaffar Ahmad.
Each early left-wing journal corresponds to its precise founder or prominent organizer: 'The Socialist' (Bombay, 1922) was edited by S.A. Dange; 'Kirti' (Punjab, 1926) was established by Bhai Santokh Singh; 'The Vanguard of Indian Independence' (1922) was founded by M.N. Roy; and 'Langal' (Bengal, 1925) was associated with Muzaffar Ahmad.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the founder of 'The Socialist' (1922)
S.A. Dange started 'The Socialist' from Bombay, which introduced Marxist ideas to Indian political readers.
Establishing publication origins in western India.
2
Identify the founder of 'Kirti' (1926)
Bhai Santokh Singh, a Ghadarite revolutionary, founded 'Kirti' in Amritsar to mobilize workers and peasants.
Linking Ghadar tradition with early Punjabi left-wing literature.
3
Identify the editor/founder of 'The Vanguard of Indian Independence' (1922)
M.N. Roy published 'The Vanguard' from Europe to disseminate Marxist ideology into India.
Identifying communist émigré literature distributed from abroad.
4
Identify the associate/founder of 'Langal' (1925)
Muzaffar Ahmad, alongside poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, brought out 'Langal' as the mouthpiece of Bengal's Labour Swaraj Party.
Connecting Bengal radical literary journalism with early Marxist organizers.

Key Concept

Early Left-Wing and Revolutionary Nationalist Journals in India
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