Dinbandhu Mitras exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkars Journal Nibandhamaka (1874- 81)
Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts