Gopalhari Deshmukh (1823-1892) was a social reformer and rationalist from Maharashtra.  

• He held the post of a judge under British raj, but wrote for a weekly Prabhakar under the pen name of Lokahitawadi on social reform issues.  
• He started a weekly, Hitechhu, and also played a leading role in founding the periodicals, Gyan Prakash, Indu Prakash and Lokahitawadi. 

Source: Spectrum Modern India.