Q. Identify the social reformers of Maharashtra who adopted the pen name of “Lokahitawadi”?
(a) Atmaram Panduranga
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(d) Krishna Shastri Chaplunkar
Ans: (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Explanation: Gopal Hari Deshmukh came to be known as lokahitawadi. He advocated humanitarianism and social service as the two driving forces in India. Deshmukh started writing articles aimed at social reform in Maharashtra in the weekly Prabhakar under the pen name Lokhitawadi.
