Mahadev Govind Ranade

Rao Bahadur Mahadev Govind Ranade (18 January 1842 – 16 January 1901), popularly referred to as Nyayamurti Ranade or Justice Ranade, was an Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress party and owned several designations like Member of The Bombay Legislative Council and Member of The Finance Committee at the centre. He was also a judge of the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra. As a well known public figure, his personality as a calm and patient optimist influenced his attitude towards dealings with Britain as well as reform in India. During his life he helped to establish the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, Maharashtra Granthottejak Sabha and the Prarthana Samaj. He also edited a Bombay Anglo-Marathi daily paper - The Induprakash, founded on his ideology of social and religious reform.