Shanta Shelke poet from India was born on October 19, 1922, had 79 years and died on June 6, 2002. Poems were written mainly in Hindi language. Dominant movement is prevalent form.
Biography
Shanta Janardan Shelke (Devanagari: ????? ?????) was a gifted Marathi poetess and writer. Apart from this, she was a journalist, a professor, a composer, a story writer, a translator, a writer of child literature, someone who presided over literary gatherings, and more.
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 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 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
Her Work
She contributed extensively to Marathi literature in the form of poems, stories, novels, character sketches, interviews, critiques, introductions, etc. She also helped translate English cinema and wrote for newspaper columns.
Awards and Recognitions
Soor Singaar award for her song Mage ubha mangesh (???? ??? ?????, ????? ??? ?????)
Govt. of India award of excellent for song-writing for her cinema Bhujang (?????)
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. ..
