Increasing one's own faith and countering doubts).

Vaishnava religious heads started publishing a pamphlet called Swadharmvardhak ane Sanshaychedak ( transl. 'The Primitive Religion of the Hindus and the Present Heterodox Opinions'), criticised Vaishnava Archaryas (Hindu religious leaders) for their behaviour, which resulted in the Maharaj Libel Case in 1862. An article by Mulji published on 21 September 1890, titled Hinduo No Asli Dharam Ane Atyar Na Pakhandi Mato ( lit. Power of religious leaders)-in which he openly expressed his anger. Request to Maharaj) and Dharmguruo ni satta ( transl. Following this incident, Mulji wrote a few articles-namely Maharajo ne vinanti ( transl. After publication of the article, there were some attempts to appease Mulji with large amounts of money, but these failed. Letter of slavery), in which he criticised the sign campaign and the process of law-making by Vaishnavas so that Maharaj (religious heads) should not have to visit the court due to religious status. Notable articles Īmong the notable articles which Mulji wrote for the weekly was one titled Gulamikhat ( transl. Satyaprakash merged with the Rast Goftar in 1861, and the merged continued publishing under the latter name until 1921. The caste leaders were unhappy about these articles and tried to excommunicate Mulji from his Kapol Vaniya caste, but could not garner support within the community.

Mulji addressed various social issues such as female education, excessive spending in pompous marriages, indecent songs sung during marriages, and the funeral ritual of chest beating. His articles addressed forward Hindu caste leaders and attacked social and religious customs and practises.

He edited it while Rustomji Ranina was the publisher.

He therefore established Satyaprakash in 1855 with the help of Mangalbhai Naththubhai. Karsandas Mulji, a social reformer and journalist, previously wrote for the Rast Goftar and Stribodh magazines, but readership of these magazines were mostly limited to Parsis. Launched in 1855, it ran until 1861 and later was merged with Rast Goftar, another newspaper published in Bombay. The Light of Truth) was a Gujarati language weekly founded by social reformer and journalist Karsandas Mulji with an intention of social reform.

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