Raja Badhe

Raja Badhe (1912-1977) was a Marathi poet. He first made his name in Nagpur where his idols were Poet Bobde, Buwa Upadhye (J K Upadhye), and Anandrao Tekade. Later he moved to Mumbai. He worked for radio for some time. He produced a film on Chhatrapati Shivaji.

Many of his songs were recorded and became very famous. When Prakash Pictures approached Savarkar to write songs for their film Raam-Rajya, he advised them to get them written by Raja Badhe.

He died suddenly while visiting his nephew in Delhi. He had never married.

A prominent traffic intersection in Mumbai is named 'Raja Badhe Chowk' after him.

Some prominent songs written by Rajaram Badhe :
* Jay Jay Maharashtra Maajhaa, sung by Shahir Sable
* Hasates Ashi Kaa Mani, one of the first nonfilm Marathi songs by Lata Mangeshkar
* Chaandane Shimpit Jaashi, one of the first songs composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar
* Sujan Ho Parisa Raam-katha, a film song in film Ram Rajya, 1944.

References

* [http://www.bestundertaking.com/elec_billing.asp Info about geographical location of Raja Badhe Chowk]
* [http://www.geetmanjusha.com/marathi//lyricswriter/55.html Lyrics of a Raja Badhe song]