Jayant Salgaonkar (1 February 1929 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian ''jyotishi'' (astrologer), businessman, historian, scholar, and writer. He was the founder of ''
Kalnirnay
''Kalnirnay'' () is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavis ...
''.
Early life
Salgaonkar completed tenth grade. He had a keen interest in
astrology
Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions ...
from childhood. He wrote ''
Kalnirnay
''Kalnirnay'' () is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavis ...
'' in 1973, selling over 10 million copies in nine languages. ''
Kalnirnay
''Kalnirnay'' () is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavis ...
'' is a yearly almanac of all religions containing details of auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Farsi, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindu and others. He created a combination of ''jyotish'', information and ''dharmashstra''. He was the pioneer of the daily ''Rashi Bhavishya'' and the daily crossword in the Marathi newspaper.
Books
* Sundarmath - ‘सुंदरमठ’ (समर्थ रामदासस्वामींच्या जीवनावरील कादंबरी )
* Deva tuchi Ganeshu - ‘देवा तूचि गणेशु’(श्रीगणेश दैवताचा इतिहास आणि स्वरुप, तसेच समाजजीवनावरील त्याचा प्रभाव याचा अभ्यासपूर्ण आढावा.)
* Dharma-Shatriy Nirnay -‘धर्म-शास्त्रीय निर्णय’ या ग्रंथाचे संपादन व लेखन
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Kalnirnay
''Kalnirnay'' () is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavis ...
- ‘कालनिर्णय’ या मराठी, इंग्रजी, गुजराथी, हिंदी, कानडी, तामिळ, बंगाली, तेलगू, मल्याळम भाषेतून निघणार्या वार्षिक नियतकालिकाचे संस्थापक-संपादक.
* Panchang - ‘पंचाग’ या क्षेत्रात सुलभता आणि शास्त्रशुद्धता आणण्याचे यशस्वी प्रयत्न. पंचांगाचा परंपरागत साचा बदलून नवीन स्वरुपात संपादन.
* Devachiye Dwari - ‘देवाचिये द्वारी’ (धार्मिक, पारमार्थिक अशा स्वरुपाचे लिखाण संत वाड्:मयाच्या आधाराने १९२५ मध्ये ३०९ लेखांचा संग्रह) पुढे त्याचे अनेक खंड
* Ganadhish jo Ish - ‘गणाधीश जो ईश’(श्रीगणेशावरील लेख व मुलाखती वृत्तपत्रांतून प्रसिध्द झालेल्या लेखांचा संग्रह)
* Rastyvarache Dive - ‘रस्त्यावरचे दिवे’ (आयुष्यात घडलेल्या, अनुभवाला आलेल्या, तसेच कुणाकडून तरी समजलेल्या प्रत्यक्ष घटनांवर आधारित लेखांचा संग्रह)
Personal life
He and his wife had three sons and grandchildren.
Jyotirbhaskar Jayant Salgaonkar died in the Hinduja hospital in Mumbai after a brief illness.
Awards and recognition
* Jyotirbhasakr by Sakeshwar Vidhyapeeth
* Jyotishalankar by Mumbai Jyotirvidyalay
* Jyotimartand in Pune Jyotish Sammelan
* D.Lt. by Maharashtra Jyotish Vidyapeeth
* Vaidik Puraskar at Nasik by Shivparvati Pratishthan
* Lifetime Achievement award by Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad
* Samarth Sant Seva Puraskar by Samarath Seva Mandal, Sajjangad
References
External links
Kalnirnay.com
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Businesspeople from Mumbai
Marathi people
1929 births
2013 deaths