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
Parent(s)Shivram Salgaonkar

Education and career

Salgaonkar only completed up to tenth grade in high school. He had keen interest in astrology from childhood. He founded 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 had done a combination of jyotish, information and dharmashstra. He was the pioneer of the daily Rashi Bhavishya and the daily crossword in the Marathi newspaper.

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Books written
  • 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 left behind his wife and three sons and grandchildren.

Death

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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