Shanta Shelke

Shanta Janardan Shelke



Background


Shanta Shelke was born in Indapur, Pune. She was educated in Pune's Sir Parshurambhau College (S. P. College). She completed her M.A. in Marathi and Sanskrit and stood first in Bombay University. During this time she also won the Na. Chi. Kelkar and Chiplunkar awards.


She spent 5 years working as assistant editor of the weekly Navyug run by Acharya Atre. She then moved to Nagpur to work as a professor of Marathi in Hislop College, Nagpur. She retired after a long service from Dayanand College, Mumbai and settled in Pune.


During her working career in Mumbai, she also served in

The Film Censor board
The Theatre examination board
The Govt. book award


Lalit Literature:


She also produced lalit literature like


Anandache Jhad (आनंदाचे झाड)

Translation: The tree of happiness

Pavsaadhicha Paus (पावसाआधीचा पाउस)

Translation:The rain before the rains

Sansmarane (संस्मरणे)

Translation:Memories

DhoolPati (धूळपाटी) - an introspective autobiography.

Avad Nivad (आवड निवड)

Translation: Like dislikes

Vadildhari Manase (वडीलधारी माणसे) - a collection of character sketches.

Translation: Father figures



Collection of stories


She produced story collections like:


Anubandh (अनुबंध)

Kachkamal (काचकमळ)

Kaveri (कावेरी)

Jahaj (जहाज)

Gulmohar (गुलमोहर)

Premika (प्रेमिका)*Mukta (मुक्ता)

Savashna (सवाष्ण)


Novels
She penned novels like:

Odh (ओढ)

Dharma (धर्म)

Punarjanma (पुनर्जन्म)

Chikkhaldrayancha Mantrik (चिखलदर्यांचा मांत्रिक)

Nararakshas (नरराक्शस)

Bhishanchaya (भीषण छाया)

Majha Khel Mandu De (माझा खेळ मांडू दे)

Vijhti Jyot (विझती ज्योत)

 
Awards and recognitions :


Soor Singaar award for her song Mage ubha mangesh (मागे उभा मंगेश, पुढ़े उभा मंगेश)

Govt. of India award of excellent for 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 died of cancer, on June 6, 2002.