Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | |
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1940s portrait | |
| Born | 26 October 1890 |
| Died | 25 March 1931 (aged 40) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, writer |
| Years active | 1890–1931 |
| Title | Editor- Pratap (1913–1931) |
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (26 October 1890 – 25 March 1931) was an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress and an independence movement activist. He was an important figure in the non-cooperation movement and the freedom movement of India, who once translated Victor Hugo's novel Ninety-Three, and is mostly known as the founder-editor of the Hindi language newspaper, Pratap.