Shanta Shelke

Shanta Shelke
Born 19 October 1922
Died 6 June 2002 (aged 79)

Shanta Janardan Shelke (Marathi: शान्ता शेळके) (19 October 1922 – 6 June 2002) was a Marathi poet and writer of Marathi language. She was also a noted journalist, and academic. Her work included song compositions, a stories, a translations, literature for children. She presided over many literary gatherings.

Some of her compositions became immortal either as stand-alone poetic works or as songs sung by Marathi greats like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosale and Kishori Amonkar, to name a few.

Background

Shanta Shelke was born in Indapur, Pune.She completed her primary education in Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Rajgurunagar and high school education from Huzurpaga (HHCP High School), Pune. She did her graduation 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 long service from Maharshi Dayanand College, [Parel, Mumbai] and settled in Pune.

During her working career in Mumbai, she also served in

Shanta Shelke's work

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

Newspaper columns

Some of her newspaper columns were later converted into books.

Lalit Literature

Novels

Poetical and song collections

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

Songs

Apart from her contributions to Marathi literature, Shanta Shelke was equally famous for writing lyrics for Marathi songs. She penned songs for more than 300 films.

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

Some of her memorable creations include:

Music composer Kaushal Inamdar composed an entire album of her songs called 'Shubhra Kalya Moothbhar' when Shanta Shelke was elected President of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 1996. The songs in the 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 Te 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 – Sung by Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande

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

11) Deenanatha Dayasagara – Sung by Omkar Dadarkar

Translations

She translated the following works:

Awards and recognitions

Death

Shanta Shelke died of cancer on 6 June 2002.

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