The correct option is Vividh Vritt.
Explanation
During the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930), while the majority of the nationalist press supported Mahatma Gandhi's call for Salt Satyagraha, certain newspapers representing the "Moderate" or "Liberal" school of thought remained skeptical. These publications often favored constitutional methods over mass agitation and law-breaking.
Statement-wise Analysis
- Kesari Kesari: Incorrect. Founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Kesari was a torchbearer of the extremist/nationalist ideology. Although the post-Tilak leadership (like N.C. Kelkar) occasionally had tactical differences with Gandhi, the paper remained a strong critic of British rule and generally supported the nationalist struggle, rather than dismissing it as futile.
- Vividh Vritt Vividh Vritt: Correct. Vividh Vritt was a popular Marathi weekly published from Mumbai. It was associated with the "Moderate" view during the 1930s. It criticized the Salt Satyagraha, opining that the movement was futile and that unconstitutional means would not yield the desired political results, reflecting the skepticism of the Liberal faction towards mass civil disobedience.
- Young India Young India: Incorrect. This was Mahatma Gandhi's own weekly journal (1919-1931). It was the primary medium through which Gandhi propagated the ideology of Satyagraha and mobilized public support for the Salt March. It naturally supported the movement.
- Harijan Harijan: Incorrect. The Harijan weekly was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1933, after the main phase of the Salt Satyagraha (1930). Its primary focus was the upliftment of the depressed classes and the removal of untouchability, and being Gandhi's paper, it would not criticize his methods.
Key Takeaway: Vividh Vritt was a Marathi newspaper that held a Moderate stance during the Civil Disobedience Movement, criticizing the Salt Satyagraha as a futile exercise compared to constitutional agitation.