UPSC Prelims 2020·GS1·history·modern history

The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

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  1. AGopal Baba WalangkarCorrect
  2. BJyotiba Phule
  3. CMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
  4. DBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Explanation

Gopal Baba Walangkar, a pioneering social reformer from Maharashtra, is credited with publishing "Vital-Vidhvansak" (Destroyer of Brahmanical or Ceremonial Pollution) in 1888. This journal is recognized as the first monthly journal specifically aimed at addressing the concerns and upliftment of the untouchable (Dalit) people in India. Walangkar worked tirelessly for the rights of the depressed classes, predating many other prominent figures in the Dalit movement.
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