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'''Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar''' (2 March 1931 – 3 May 2009) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] orator, writer, and literary critic from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<br />
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He was born on 2 March 1931 in [[Achalpur]] in [[Amravati district]] of Maharashtra.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Shewalkar obtained post graduate college degrees in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Sanskrit]] literature. He taught Sanskrit in a college for some years, and served for more than 25 years as the principal of a college at [[Wani, Maharashtra|Wani]] in [[Yavatmal district]].<br />
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In the 1980s, musician and singer [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]] presented to the public in Maharashtra a popular musical program ''Amrutacha Ghanu'' which was based on the poetic compositions of [[Dnyaneshwar]]. Just before his musical presentations, Shewalkar would present a scholarly commentary on Dnyaneshwar’s works. The commentary received much acclaim in the Marathi-speaking public in Maharashtra.<br />
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Shewalkar's first literary work was an anthology titled ''Asoshi'' (असोशी) (1956). He wrote 59 books, literary reviews, and anthologies. His scholarship pertained to [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]]; the works of poet saints of Maharashtra, including [[Dnyaneshwar]], [[Tukaram]], and [[Samarth Ramdas|Ramdas]]; and modern personalities like [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]] and [[Vinoba Bhave]]. "निवडक मराठी आत्मकथा" and "अंगारा" are the titles of two of his books.<br />
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Website: www.ramshewalkar.com<br />
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==Recognition==<br />
Shewalkar was a member of the Maharashtra State Film Censor Board for eleven years.<br />
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[[Nagpur University]] awarded him an honorary D. Litt. degree.<br />
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He received Dinanath Mangeshkar Kusumagraj award, Nag Bushan award, and Jeenvrati Puraskar of Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh.<br />
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He presided over [[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]] in [[Panaji]] in 1994.<ref>[[Marathi Sahitya Sammelan]]</ref><br />
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