10 Facts About Ganpatrao Jadhav

Ganpatrao Govindrao Jadhav was an Indian freedom activist, journalist and writer.

Ganpatrao Jadhav was the founder of Pudhari, a Marathi daily founded in 1937.

Ganpatrao Jadhav started his career as a journalist at Tej, a weekly published from Mumbai, then worked for other local publications.

Soon, he launched a daily, Daily Kaiwari, with the assistance from Bhaskarrao Jadhav and became its editor.

Ganpatrao Jadhav served as the president of the Satyashodhak Samaj and was involved with the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement of 1956.

Ganpatrao Jadhav's involvement with the farmers led to the establishment of Kolhapur District Agriculturist Co-operative Society of which he was a founder member.

Ganpatrao Jadhav's contributions are reported in the establishment of educational institutions such as Shivaji University, Tararani Vidyapeeth and Mouni Vidyapeeth.

Ganpatrao Jadhav received the Acharya Atre Award of the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh in 1985 and the next year, the Shivaji University selected him for the DLitt degree.

Ganpatrao Jadhav died on 20 May 1987 at the age of 79.

Ganpatrao Jadhav's son, Pratapsinh Jadhav, is the incumbent head of Pudhari and is a recipient of Padma Shri in 2003.