Raja Badhe


Raja Badhe was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He first made his name in Nagpur as a poet. Later he moved to Mumbai. He worked for All India Radio for some time.
Badhe produced a film on Shivaji.
Many of Badhe's songs were recorded. When "Prakash Pictures" approached V. D. Savarkar to write songs for their film "Ram-Rajya", he advised them to get them written by Badhe.
He died suddenly in Delhi. He had never married.
A prominent traffic intersection in Mumbai, "Raja Badhe Chowk", is named after him.
He was very well remembered for prominent contribution in translation of GATHA SAPTASHATI