Summary
Vasudev Ganesh Joshi ( 28 April 1856 - 12 January 1944), popularly known as Vasukaka Joshi, was an Indian Freedom Fighter.[1]
Vasudev Ganesh Joshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1856 Dhom, near Wai, Bombay Presidency |
| Died | 12 January 1944 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Vasukaka Ganesh Joshi, Vasudeo Ganesh Joshi |
| Known for | Indian Freedom Struggle |
Joshi was the owner of Chitrashala press after Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar.[2]
During the freedom struggle of India, Joshi with Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar were close associates of Lokmanya Tilak and tried to establish contact with Japan via Nepal government.[1][3] Joshi was also a member of Indian Home Rule League's delegation to England.[1]
Life edit
Vasudeo Ganesh Joshi was born in a middle-class Deshastha Brahmin family on 28 April 1856 at Dhom near Wait in Satara district.[4] His father Ganukaka Joshi was a priest, farmer, trader and moneylender. The family originally hails from Aurangabad. Vasukaka had three brothers and three sisters.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Wolpert, Stanley (1962). Tilak and Gokhale: Revolution and Reform in the Making of Modern India. University of California Press. p. 326.
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- ^ Hulsurkar, Tejaswini (27 April 2008). "Denarya Hatancha Udtyojak: Vasukaka Joshi". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Mumbai. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Ganachari, Aravind (2005). Nationalism and Social Reform in Colonial Situation. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788178353517.
- ^ a b Sen 1973, p. 345.
Bibliography edit
- Sen, S.P. (1973). Dictionary of National Biography. Institute of Historical Studies, Calcutta.