The ‘Darpan newspaper started by Balshastri Jambhekar printed all types of news like political, economic, social and cultural.
Some of them are mentioned below:
- The Accounts of Expenditure from the Three Administrative Divisions of the East India Company.
- The Danger of Russian Attack on the Nation.
- Appointment of a Committee for Cleanliness of the City.
- Remarriage of Hindu Widows.
- The Inception of Theatre at Calcutta.
- Achievements of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in England. All these reports published in the paper throw light on various situations/events of those days.