Vaman Krushna Chorghade

Vaman Krushna Chorghade was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born in Narkhed, Nagpur District and received a master's degree in Marathi and Economics, along with a bachelor's degree in education. His writings strongly reflected Gandhian philosophy.

Life

As a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, Chorghade participated in Indian [independence movement|India's movement for independence] from the British Raj. He served for many years as an economics professor at a college in Wardha, before moving on to become the vice-principal of G.S. [College of Commerce and Economics|G. S. College of Commerce and Economics] in Nagpur. For some time, he chaired the Text Books Board of Maharashtra state government.
In 1979, he presided over the 53rd Marathi [Sahitya Sammelan] at Chandrapur.