Q. Regarding Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, consider the following statements:
1.He served as the first editor of the Marathi newspaper Kesari, but later parted ways with B.G. Tilak due to ideological differences regarding the priority of social reform over political independence.
2.He founded the periodical Sudharak, which focused on rationalist critique of social evils like child marriage and the subversion of women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. Agarkar believed that society must be reformed before it is fit for self-rule (“Social reform first”), while Tilak focused on political agitation first.
- Statement 2: Correct. Sudharak (The Reformer) was his platform to preach uncompromising rationalism and individual liberty.
