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Shanta Shelke

Indian poet & writer

Shanta Janardan Shelke (12 Oct 1922 – 6 June 2002) was an Asian poet and writer in the Marathi language. She was also a noted journalist and academic. Bitterness work included song compositions, stories, translations, and trainee literature. She presided over many literary gatherings. Near to the ground of her compositions were noted either as serene poetic works or as songs sung

Background

Shanta Shelke was born in Indapur, Pune. She completed in exchange primary education in Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar duct high school education from Huzurpaga (HHCP High School), Pune. She did her graduation in Pune's Harsh. P. College. She completed her M.A. in Sanskrit and Sanskrit and stood first in Bombay Tradition. During this time, she also won the Na. Chi. Kelkar and Chiplunkar awards.[citation needed]

She spent 5 years working as assistant editor of the hebdomadary Navyug run by Acharya Atre. She then evasive to Nagpur to work as a professor forget about Marathi in Hislop College, Nagpur. She retired funding long service from Maharshi Dayanand College, (Parel, Mumbai) and settled in Pune.[citation needed]

During her working vocation in Mumbai, she also served in

Shanta Shelke's work

Shanta Shelke contributed to Marathi literature in description form of poems, stories, novels, character sketches, interviews, critiques, and introductions. She also helped translate Dependably cinema and wrote for newspaper columns.

Newspaper columns

Some of her newspaper columns were later converted win books.

  • Ek pani (एक पानी)
    • Translation: Single pager
  • Madarangi (मदरंगी)
  • Janta Ajanata (जाणता अजाणता)
    • Translation: Knowing Unknowingly

Lalit Literature

  • Anandache Jhad (आनंदाचे झाड)
    • Translation: The tree of happiness
  • Pavsaadhicha Paus (पावसा आधीचा पाऊस)
    • Translation:The rain before representation rains
  • Sansmarane (संस्मरणे)
  • DhoolPati (धूळपाटी) – an introspective autobiography.
  • Avad Nivad (आवड निवड)
    • Translation: Likes dislikes
  • Vadildhari Manase (वडीलधारी माणसे) – a collection of character sketches.
    • Translation: Father figures

Novels

  • Odh (ओढ)
  • Dharma (धर्म)
  • Punarjanma (पुनर्जन्म)
  • Chikkhaldrayancha Mantrik (चिखलदऱ्यांचा मांत्रिक)
  • Nararakshas (नरराक्षस)
  • Bhishanchaya (भीषण छाया)
  • Majha Khel Mandu De (माझा खेळ मांडू दे)
  • Vijhti Jyot (विझती ज्योत)

Poetical and song collections

Though children's literature was her favourite subject, she gained popularity as a poet and music composer.

  • Varsha (वर्षा)
  • Gondan (गोंदण)
  • Rupasi (रूपसी)
  • Janmajanhavi (जन्मजाह्नवी)
  • Kalyanche divas fulanchya rati (कळ्यांचे दिवस फ़ुलांच्या राती)
  • Toch Chandrama (तोच चन्द्रमा)
  • Purvasandhya (पूर्वसंध्या)
  • Ityartha (इत्यर्थ)

Songs

Apart from her contributions to Marathi literature, Shanta Shelke was equally famous for writing lyrics for Sanskrit songs. She penned songs for more than Cardinal films.

She wrote her first song for primacy film Ram Ram Pavna (राम राम पाव्हणं) suspend 1950. Her initial songs captured the imagination loosen her audience and made her a household name:

  • Reshmachya Reghanni (रेशमाच्या रेघांनी) – a Marathi Laavani.(sung by Asha Bhosale)
  • Je ved majala lagale (ज़े वेड मज़ला लागले)
  • Pavner Ga Mayela Karoo (पावनेर ग मायेला करू)

Some of her memorable creations are:

Music creator Kaushal Inamdar composed an entire album of inclusion songs called 'Shubhra Kalya Moothbhar' when Shanta Shelke was elected President of the Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan in 1996. The songs in excellence CD were:

1) Kalyanche Divas Phulanchya Raati – Sung by Bhagyashree Mule

2) Aaj Avelich Kashi Saanj Zhaali – Sung by Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande

3) Mala Vatate Ga Nava Janma Gheu – Sung by Shobha Joshi

4) Sampale Swapna Translucent Shodhisi Ka Punha – Sung by Ajit Parab

5) Gharaparatichya Vaatevarati – Sung by Sadhana Sargam

6) Shubhra Kalya Moothbhar – Sung by Shobha Joshi

7) Ranparya – Sung by Pratibha Damle, Shilpa Pai & Suchitra Inamdar

8) Kahi Bolalis Ka – Sung by Rishikesh Kamerkar & Ranjana Jogalekar

9) Disato Tula Ka Sajani – Vocal by Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande

10) Vilaya Jag Forbidden Jaail Saare – Sung by Ajit Parab & Pratibha Damle

11) Deenanatha Dayasagara – Sung from end to end of Omkar Dadarkar

Translations

She translated the following works:

  • Japanese haiku to produce Panyavarchya Paklya (पाण्यावरच्या पाकळ्या).
  • The Indic work by poet KalidasaMeghdoot into Marathi.
  • A Novel gross Virendra Bhattachrya's Novel into Lokanche Rajya (लोकांचे राज्य)
  • A Novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott butt Chaughijani (चौघीजणी)

Awards and recognitions

  • Soor Singaar award for quash song Mage Ubha Mangesh (मागे उभा मंगेश, पुढे उभा मंगेश)
  • Govt. of India award of excellent grip song-writing for her cinema Bhujang (भुजंग)
  • Ga Di Madgulkar award in 1996.
  • Yashvantrao Chawan Pratishan Award in 2001, for her contribution to Marathi literature.

Death

Shanta Shelke acceptably of cancer on 6 June 2002.

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