UPSC Prelims 2020 · Question 48 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2020 question on Vital Vidhvansak Journal
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2020
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectModern History
- TopicSocio-Religious Movements
- DifficultyHard
- TypeDirect
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
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Answer: A. Gopal Baba Walangkar
Gopal Baba Walangkar, also known as Gopal Krishna, (ca. 1840-1900) is an early example of an activist working to release the untouchable people of India from their historic socio-economic oppression, and is generally considered to be the pioneer of that movement.
He developed a racial theory to explain the oppression and also published the first journal targeted at the untouchable people.
In 1888, Walangkar began publishing the monthly journal titled Vital-Vidhvansak (Destroyer of Brahmanical or Ceremonial Pollution), which was the first to have the untouchable people as its target audience.
Hence option (a) — Gopal Baba Walangkar — is the correct answer.