______ यांनी 1865 मध्ये विधवा विवाह उत्तेजक मंडळ स्थापन केले.

The correct answer is Option A (M.G. Ranade and Vishnushastri Pandit).

Key Points:
• In 1865, the 'Vidhva Vivaha Uttejak Mandal' (Society for the Promotion of Widow Remarriage) was founded in Bombay by Mahadev Govind Ranade and Vishnushastri Pandit (Parshuram Shastri Pandit).
• Vishnushastri Pandit served as the general secretary of the Mandal and championed the widow remarriage reform movement in Maharashtra inspired by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
• Vishnushastri Pandit translated Vidyasagar's book into Marathi under the title 'Vidhva Vivaha' and also edited the Anglo-Marathi periodical 'Induprakash'.
• In 1869, the Mandal organized the first high-caste widow remarriage in Bombay between Venubai and Moropant Vaman Kelkar.
• Later, Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve established the 'Vidhava Vivahottejak Mandali' in 1893 in Wardha/Pune to carry the social movement further.
• Key Takeaway: Justice M.G. Ranade and Vishnushastri Pandit founded the Vidhva Vivaha Uttejak Mandal in 1865 to encourage widow remarriage.