Joshi (12 November 1904 – 1 April 1989), was an Indian independence activist, a Socialist, a Member of Parliament, and leader of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti.
[1][2] Born 12 November 1904, in Junnar, Pune, Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi is considered a distinguished personality among the stalwarts of the socialist movement in India.
A student of New Modern English School, Pune, he displayed outstanding oratory skill in contests while at the Fergusson College and won innumerable prizes.
Following his release, he was again put behind bars for another two years for a speech he made on "Roy's Day".
[4] In his political career, he worked as the secretary of the Maharashtra Youth Conference and the Mass-Contact Committee.