Vasudev Ganesh Joshi ( 28 April 1856 - 12 January 1944), popularly known as Vasukaka Joshi, was an Indian Freedom Fighter.[1]

Vasudev Ganesh Joshi
Born28 April 1856
Died12 January 1944(1944-01-12) (aged 87)
NationalityIndian
Other namesVasukaka Ganesh Joshi, Vasudeo Ganesh Joshi
Known forIndian 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Wolpert, Stanley (1962). Tilak and Gokhale: Revolution and Reform in the Making of Modern India. University of California Press. p. 326. vasukaka.
  2. ^ Hulsurkar, Tejaswini (27 April 2008). "Denarya Hatancha Udtyojak: Vasukaka Joshi". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Mumbai. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Ganachari, Aravind (2005). Nationalism and Social Reform in Colonial Situation. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788178353517.
  4. ^ a b Sen 1973, p. 345.

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