- Vitthal Ramji Shinde was a key figure in the anti- untouchability movement. - Dadoba Pandurang was a pioneer of social reform in Maharashtra and a Marathi grammarian. - Gopal Hari Deshmukh, known as Lokahitawadi, was a prominent writer on social and political reform. - Jyotirao Phule was a leading figure in the Satyashodhak Samaj and a radical social reformer.