Jayant Salgaonkar

Jayant Salgaonkar (1 February 1929 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian jyotishi (astrologer), businessman, historian, scholar, and writer. He was the founder of Kalnirnay.[1]

Jayant Salgaonkar
Founder of Kalnirnay
Born(1929-02-01)1 February 1929
Malvan, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India
Died20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 84)
NationalityIndian
ParentShivram Salgaonkar

Early life

Salgaonkar completed tenth grade. He had a keen interest in astrology from childhood. He wrote Kalnirnay in 1973, selling over 10 million copies in nine languages. Kalnirnay is a yearly almanac of all religions containing details of auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Farsi, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindu and others.[2] 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.[3]

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
  • Kalnirnay- ‘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)

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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.[5]

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
  1. "Founder of Kaalnirnay calendar Jyotirbhaskar Jayant Salgaonkar passes away - India - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. "जयंत साळगांवकर यांच्या पार्थिवावर अंत्यसंस्कार" [Funeral of Satara on Jayant Salgaonkar]. Zeenews. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Loksatta on Mobile". M.loksatta.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. "Welcome to Tarunbharat". Tarunbharat.net. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. "PressDisplay.com". PressDisplay.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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