The correct answer is (a), (b) and (c) only. Explanation & Key Takeaways: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar: • Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was born on 14 July 1856 in Tembhu in the Satara district of Maharashtra. • Social reform agendas of Agarkar included- • Women liberation, • Opposition to superstitious rituals, • Removal of caste discrimination, • Spread of scientific temperament & • Promotion of education for both men and women • Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was inspired by the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and the writings of Mill, Spencer, Voltaire and Rousseau which made him a proponent of scientific rationalism. • He started his periodical, Sudharak in 1887 in which he campaigned against the injustices of untouchability and the caste system. Hence, statement (c) is correct. • Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started Kesari in Marathi and Maratha in English. Hence, statement (a) is correct. • Kesari began to publish articles about the social and political issues of the time. • He conceptualised the New English School, the Deccan Education Society, and Fergusson College (along with Tilak). • Varhad Samachar Newspaper was started by Agarkar in 1878. Hence, statement (b) is correct.