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

Correct Answer A. Gopal Baba Walangkar

Explanation

Gopal Baba Walangkar (also known as Gopalnak Vithalnak Walangkar) was a pioneer of the Dalit emancipation movement in Maharashtra:

– In 1888, he launched the historic monthly journal Vital-Vidhvansak (‘Destroyer of Ceremonial/Brahmanical Pollution’), recognized as the first journal directed specifically at articulating the grievances and rights of the untouchable communities.
– In 1889, he also authored *Vital Vidhvansan*, challenging religious justifications for untouchability and advocating for social equality and civic recruitment of depressed classes into the British military.

Therefore, the journal was published by Gopal Baba Walangkar — Option A.

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