Vithal Mahadeo Tarkunde (1909-2004) Born in Saswad (Maharashtra) on July 3, 1909 V.M. Tarkunde migrated to Pune and joined the famous New English School, founded by Tilak and Agarkar. He had a brilliant group of students like S.M. Joshi, R.K. Khadilkar and D.P. Shikhare as his classmates and N.G. Gore as his schoolmate. All of them were inspired by the movement for independence led by Gandhiji during their school days. Tarkunde had a brilliant academic career. ...
