What was Gopal Hari Deshmukh popularly known as?

Gopal Hari Deshmukh was popularly known as Lokhitwad. He was an activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra who fought against evils that plagued India society back then such as caste discrminiation, dowry system etc.

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