Waman Gopal Joshi

Who was Waman Gopal Joshi?

Waman Gopal Joshi was a Marathi journalist, playwright, and freedom fighter, from Maharashtra, India. He was the editor of Rashtramat and Swatantra Hindustan during the freedom struggle of India. He courted arrest and came to be known as Veer Wamanrao Joshi or Veer Vamanrao Joshi. He wrote the play 'RaNa-dundubhi', whose songs were made famous by Dinanath Mangeshkar.

Waman Gopal Joshi should not be confused with the writer Vaman Malhar Joshi. They were contemporaries.