Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Indian activist
Died when: 38 years 338 days (467 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Maharashtra, India.At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he was co-founder of multiple educational institutes such as the New English School, the Deccan Education Society and Fergusson College along with Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi, V.
S.Apte, V.B.Kelkar, M.S.Gole and N.K.Dharap.He was the first editor of the weekly Kesari and founder and editor of a periodical, Sudharak.
He was the second Principal of Fergusson College and served that post from August-1892 until his death.A locality in Andheri,Mumbai is named after him as Agarkar Chowk
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