Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik

Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik, C.S.I. (8 March 1833 – 9 May 1899) was an eminent Bombay citizen, lawyer, author and a legal expert on Hindu law. Although a conservative when dealing in several cases involving Hindu traditions (where he opposed state intervention), he supported some reforms such as education for women. He also translated several English classics and law books into Marathi. He also wrote several works on Hindu Law in English, including translations of Yajnyawalkya's Smriti, the Manu Smriti and Nilakantha's Vywahara-mayukha. He founded a bi-weekly in English called the Native Opinion in 1864 to which he was the sole contributor in the early years.

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