"Gopal Krishan Gokhale, noted freedom fighter, was one of the first to emphasize the need for mass education. "He devoted a lot of his spare time for the causes of the common man: famine, plague ^p relief measures y local self-government, land reform, and communal harmony.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866 at Katulk in Ratnagiri Maharashtra, on May 9,1866, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was raised in the home of maternal grandfather. This village was not too far from Tamhanmala, the native lab of his father, Krishna Rao, a fanner by occupation who was forced to work as due to the poor soil of the region. His mother, Vauban, also known as Satyabhan was a simple woman who instilled in her children the values of religion, devotion to one's family and caring for one's fellow men. The economic condition of the fame was so bad that on
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