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, an early Dalit leader from Maharashtra, published 'Vital-Vidhvansak' (Destroyer of Brahmanical or ceremonial pollution) in 1888, the first journal aimed at untouchable readers.
Watch for: Ambedkar and Phule are the famous names, so students skip the lesser-known Walangkar.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Phule's work included the book Gulamgiri and Satyashodhak Samaj, not this journal.
- C. Wrong because Gandhi's journals were Young India, Navajivan and Harijan.
- D. Wrong because Ambedkar's journals, like Mooknayak (1920), came much later.
Source to check: Eleanor Zelliot, From Untouchable to Dalit (1992); Maharashtra State Gazetteer
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