Question

The Vital - Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
1. Gopal Baba Walangkar
2. Jyotiba Phule
3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
4. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Gopal Baba Walangkar

The correct answer is Gopal Baba Walangkar.

• Vital-Vidhvansak (Destroyer of Brahmanical or Ceremonial Pollution) was the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience.
• It was published by Gopal Baba Walangkar.
• Gopal Baba was born into a family of Mahar caste which is a scheduled caste.
• He was appointed to the local taluk board of Mahad in 1895 and many upper-caste members were displeased with the appointment. It even caused considerable debate in newspapers.
• Some upper-caste people who were in the position of power did not want anyone from scheduled caste to take place with them.
• Hence, Gopal Baba wrote many articles for Marathi-language newspapers such as Sudharak and Deenbandhu, as well as composing couplets in Marathi that were intended to inspire the people.

• Vital-Vidhvansak was published in 1889. The book specifically talked about the position of untouchables in society and raised consciousness regarding what those people should expect.