Raja Badhe
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Raja Badhe (1912–1977) 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. Poets Bobde, Buwa Upadhye (J K Upadhye), and Anandrao Tekade were his idols.
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.
The following are the titles of some songs written by Badhe:
Marathi people
The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...
poet from Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He first made his name in Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
as a poet. Later he moved to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. He worked for All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
for some time. Poets Bobde, Buwa Upadhye (J K Upadhye), and Anandrao Tekade were his idols.
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
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. He had never married.
A prominent traffic intersection in Mumbai, "Raja Badhe Chowk", is named after him.
The following are the titles of some songs written by Badhe:
- Jay Jay Maharashtra Maajha, sung by Shahir Sable
- Hasates Ashi Ka Mani, sung by Lata Mangeshkar
- Chandane Shimpit Jashi, composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar
- Sujan Ho Parisa Ram-katha, a song from film "Ram Rajya" (1944)