Shanta shelke biography sample

Indian poet & writer

Shanta Janardan Shelke (12 October 1922 – 6 June 2002) was an Indian poet and writer in the Marathi language. She was also a noted journalist and academic.

Her work included song compositions, stories, translations, and children's literature. She presided over many literary gatherings. Some of her compositions were noted either as stand-alone poetic works or as songs sung

Background

Shanta Shelke was born in Indapur, Pune.

Shanta shelke biography sample

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 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 profes