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.
Badhe produced a film on Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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. He was very well remembered for prominent contribution in translation of GATHA SAPTASHATI ( Collection of poems compiled by RAJA HAL SATVAHAN – ANCIENT RULER OF MAHARASHTRA.about 270 BC.
The following are the titles of some songs written by Badhe:
Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza, 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" (1943)