Who among the following was the first editor of Kesari? |ForumIAS

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[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[B] Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

[C] Gopalhari Deshmukh

[D] Jyotiba Phule

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856-1895) was an educationist and social reformer from Maharashtra.

He was a co[1]founder of the New English School, the Deccan Education Society and Fergusson College.
He was a principal of Fergusson College. He was also the first editor of Kesari, the journal started by Lokmanya Tilak.
Later, he started his own periodical, Sudharak, which spoke against untouchability and the caste system.

Source: Spectrum Modern India