 He received his college education at Hislop College and Law College in Nagpur.Bhave was a fiery political activist of the right-wing, "Hindu" (हिंदुत्ववादी) persuasion.In the 1930s, he ran in Nagpur periodicals "Savdhan" (सावधान) and "Adesh" (आदेश), promoting his political views.