Vasudev Ganesh Joshi ( 28 April 1856 - 12 January 1944), popularly known as Vasukaka Joshi, was an Indian Freedom Fighter. Joshi was the owner of ''Chitrashala'' press after

Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar Vishnushastri Chiplunkar (20 May 1850 – 17 March 1882) () was a Marathi writer, whose writings have had a decisive influence on modern Marathi prose style. He was the son of the writer and scholar Krushnashastri Chiplunkar. Life Vishnusha ...

. During the freedom struggle of India, Joshi with

Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (25 November 1872 – 26 August 1948) was a Marathi writer from Bombay Presidency, British India. George calls him "a prominent lieutenant of Lokmanya Tilak". He was editor of Kesari, Lokmanya and Navakal. The ...

were close associates of

Lokmanya Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak (; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (pronunciation: eʃəʋ ɡəŋɡaːd̪ʱəɾ ʈiɭək; 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), endeared as Lokmanya (IAST: ''Lokamānya''), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence ...

and tried to establish contact with Japan via Nepal government. Joshi was also a member of Indian Home Rule League's delegation to England.

Life

Vasudeo Ganesh Joshi was born in a middle-class

Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin is a Hinduism, Hindu Brahmin caste, subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Brahmins a ...

family on 28 April 1856 at Dhom near Wait in Satara district. His father Ganukaka Joshi was a priest, farmer, trader and moneylender. The family originally hails from Aurangabad. Vasukaka had three brothers and three sisters.

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* 1856 births 1944 deaths Marathi people Indian independence activists from Maharashtra {{India-bio-stub