Who among the following was popularly known as 'Lokahitwadi'? Correct Answer Gopal Hari Deshmukh
The correct answer is Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
- Gopal Hari Deshmukh is Popularly known as 'Lokhitwadi'.
- He wrote the famous ‘shatpatre’ (100 Letters).
- He emphasized national regeneration through social reform & modern education.
- He said, “If religion does not sanction social reform, then change the religion".
Important Points
| Mahadev Govind Ranade |
- He was a social reformer and one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress.
- He was one of the founders of the Widow Marriage Association in 1861.
- He founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha which was a socio-political body and later was one of the originators of the Indian National Congress.
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| Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
- He was a great social reformer and educationist who provided exemplary leadership to India's freedom movement.
- He established the Servants of India Society in 1905 for the expansion of Indian education.
- In 1908, Gokhale founded the Ranade Institute of Economics.
- He started an English weekly newspaper, The Hitavada (The people's paper).
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| Jyotiba Phule |
- Jyotirao Phule, better known as Jyotiba, was also a social reformer who worked in the field of women's education.
- He led the movement against the prevailing caste-restrictions in India.
- In 1873, Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth).
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