2. THE BEGINNINGS On January 6, 1832, Bal ShastriJambhekarbegan Darpan, a Marathi-English fortnightly magazine By May 1832 it became an 8 page weekly It was the first medium of Marathi expression
3. PRABHAKAR (1841) On 24 October 1841, GovindVithalKunte began Prabhakar Kuntewas the first professional Marathi journalist Prabhakareulogised Indian art and culture
4. JNYADODAYA (1842) Jnyanodaya was begun in 1842 by Christian missionaries in Western India.
5. JNYAN PRAKASH (1849) JnyanPrakash was begun on 12 February 1849 inPune It was edited by KrishnarajTrimbakRanade It was a weekly till 1904, when it became a daily It ceased publication in 1951 It was a prestigious journal and supported education and social reform HariNarayanApte, a famous Marathi novelist served as its editor Some of its contributors included MahadevGovindRanadeand Gopal Krishna Gokhale
11. KESARI (1881) On 4 January 1881, Bal GangadharTilakbegan Kesari, along with GopalGaneshAgarkar
12. SUDHARAK (1887) In 1887, Agarkar left to start Sudharak (bilingual) along with Gopal Krishna Gokhale After Agarkar's death in 1895, it ceased publication
13. VARTAHAR (1889) In 1889, K. Navalkar started the weekly Vartaharto highlight atrocities committed by Europeans
14. KARMANUK (1890) In 1890, HaribhauAptebegan Karmanuk as a family entertainment paper It contained articles on science
15. BHOOT (1890) In 1890, AnandraoRamachandraDharandharstarted Bhoot Published on every new and full moon day It was the first Marathi paper to carry cartoons on political and social matters It was very popular but ceased publication in 1904