INDIAN HISTORY

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Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
A
Mahadev Govind Ranade
B
Dayanand Saraswati
C
Mul Sankara
D
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gopal Hari Deshmukh composed articles on social change in Maharashtra in the weekly paper Prabhakar using the pen name ‘Lokhitwadi’. Hence, he came to be known by that pen name. Gopal Hari Deshmukh was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and an important figure of the Social Reform Movement in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rao Bahadur Gopal Hari Deshmukh also known as Lokhitwadi (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His original surname was Shidhaye.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gopal Hari Deshmukh, popularly known by his pen name of Lokahitasvadi, and Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar were two of the most prominent public figures in nineteenth-century Maharashtra. It is customary for both Indian and Western scholars to link them with literary and nationalist movements.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Gopal Hari Deshmukh. Gopal Hari Deshmukh(1823-1892) was a social reformer and rationalist from Maharashtra. He held the post of Judge under the British Raj. He wrote a weekly Prabhakar under the pen name “Lokahitawadi” on social reform issues.

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