Shankar Vaidya was a

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poet and writer from

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, India. He was married to writer Sarojini Vaidya. He died on 23 September 2014 in Mumbai.

Career

Vaidya was a Marathi poet known for his easy flowing poems. He was also known for his deep study of poetry covering Marathi poets going back to the 19th century and even earlier to 13th century poets like Sant (Saint)

Dnyaneshwar Sant Dnyaneshwar (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ɲaːn̪eʃʋəɾ, (Devanagari : सन्त ज्ञानेश्वर), also referred to as Jñāneśvara, Jñānadeva, Dnyandev or Mauli or Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni (1275–1296 (living ...

. His first collection of poems (Kavya Sangrah) ‘Kalaswar’ (rough translation: Melody of Time) was published in 1971. However, his first book ‘Aala Kshan Gela Kshan’ (rough translation: Impending instants in time, instants passed by in time) was a collection of short stories published in the early 1960s. Despite being a prolific writer, his second collection of poems 'Darshan' (rough translation: vision) was published only after a long interval in 1998. Many of his poems were published in various periodicals, especially the specials published during the festival of

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but were never collected in anthologies. He was honoured with many awards. A number of songs written by Shankar Vaidya became very popular, with "Swargangechya Kathavarti" (sung by Arun Date) leading the list. Other well known songs include, "Shatakanchya Yadnyatuna Uthali Ek Keshari Jwala" (sung by

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

) and "Valawantatuna Chalale Jeevan" (sung by Yashwant Deo). His collaboration 'Mogara Phulala' with Pandit

Hridaynath Mangeshkar Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: �ɾud̪əjnaːt̪ʰ məŋɡeːʃkəɾ born 26 October 1937) is an Indian music director and occasional singer. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of ...

and Asha Bhosale on the works of Sant.

, his sister Muktabai, and brother

Nivruttinath Nivruttinath ( Marathi : निवृत्तिनाथ) (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century Marathi Bhakti saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Vaishnava Nath tradition. He was the elder brother and the mento ...

presented a blend of poetry and musicianship. The program had hundreds of stagings across Maharashtra and Marathi television.

Works

# Aala kshan gela kshan (आला क्षण गेला क्षण' पहिला कथासंग्रह) # Kalaswar (कालस्वर' पहिला काव्यसंग्रह) # Darshan (दर्शन काव्यसंग्रह)

Songs

* Swargangechya Kathavarti (स्वरगंगेच्या काठावरती) * Aaj Hriday Mam (आज हृदय मम) * Rimjhim (रिमझिम) * Valavantatun Bheeshan (वाळवंटांतून भीषण) * Shatakanchya Yadnyatun (शतकांच्या यज्ञातुन)

Death

Vaidya died on 23 September 2014 in Dadar.Marathi poet Shankar Vaidya passes away
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References

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