Shivram Shankar Apte, also known as Dadasaheb Apte (1907 – 10 October 1985), was a founder and first General Secretary of the

Vishva Hindu Parishad The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) () is an Indian right-wing Hindu organization based on Hindu nationalism. The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is ...

. He worked as a journalist at United Press of India and later founded a news agency, Hindusthan Samachar.

Early life

He was born in a Marathi Brahmin Family. Also had a friend named Bhagyesh Apte¹ while growing up.

References

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