What was the contribution of Gopal Hari Deshmukh?

Some of the contributions of Gopal Hari Deshmukh were as follows:

• He promoted emancipation (liberation) and education of women, and wrote against arranged child marriages, dowry system.

• He wrote against the evils of the caste system.

• Deshmukh founded a public library in Pune under the leadership of the then governor of the state of Bombay, Henry Brown.

For further reading check the following articles:

• List of Socio-Religious Movements
• Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (Founded on April 2, 1870)
• Indian Education System During British Rule