''Young India'' was a weekly paper or journal in English founded by

Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 - 17 November 1928) was an Indian author, freedom fighter, and politician. He played a vital role in the Indian Independence movement. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of ...

in 1916 and later published by

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

. Through this work, Mahatma Gandhi desired to popularise India's demand of self-government or Swaraj. It was published by

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

from 1919 to 1931. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used ''Young India'' to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organising movements and to urge readers to consider, organise, and plan for India's eventual independence from Britain. Young_India

In 1933 Gandhi started publishing a weekly newspaper, ''

Harijan Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming ...

'', in English. ''Harijan'', which means "People of God", and was also Gandhi's term for the

untouchable caste Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming ...

- lasted until 1948. During this time Gandhi also published ''Harijan Bandu'' in Gujarati, and ''Harijan Sevak'' in

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

. All three papers focused on India's and the world's social and economic problems.V. N. Narayanan, "Mahatma Gandhi - Peerless Communicator" (on Gandhi as a journalist).
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Issues of ''Young India'' in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA).

''Young India''
Journal collection Defunct magazines published in India Defunct political magazines English-language magazines published in India Political magazines published in India Weekly magazines published in India Literature of Indian independence movement Magazines established in 1919 Magazines disestablished in 1931 Mahatma Gandhi {{poli-mag-stub

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