▁theory ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁opp ression ▁and ▁also ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁journal ▁target ed ▁at ▁the ▁un touch able ▁people . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁G op al ▁B aba ▁Wal ang kar ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁ ▁Mah ar ▁cas te ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁at ▁Rav dal , ▁near ▁Mah ad ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Ra ig ad ▁district , ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁He ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁Ram ab ai , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁married ▁the ▁poly math ic ▁social ▁reform er , ▁B . ▁R . ▁Am bed kar . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁after ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁Wal ang kar ▁settled ▁at ▁D ap oli ▁and ▁became ▁influenced ▁by ▁another ▁early ▁social ▁reform er , ▁J y ot ira o ▁Ph ule , ▁thus ▁being ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁reform ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁Wal ang kar ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁tal uk ▁board ▁of ▁Mah ad ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁which ▁dis ple ased ▁the ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁upper ▁cast es ▁and ▁caused ▁considerable ▁debate ▁in ▁newsp apers . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Rav dal ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁The ▁A ry an ▁invasion ▁theory , ▁since ▁dis cred ited , ▁was ▁in ▁v og ue ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁Wal ang kar ▁extended ▁Ph ule ' s ▁version ▁of ▁this ▁ra cial ▁theory , ▁that ▁the