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{{Infobox writer
| name = Sadanand Shridhar More
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1952|06|25}}
| birth_place = [[Dehu]], [[Maharashtra]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Writer, poet, playwright, critic, historian, lecturer
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
| notable_works = ''Tukaram Darshan'' (criticism)
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'''Sadanand Shridhar More''' (born 25 June 1952) is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] writer, poet, playwright, critic, historian, lecturer, and [[kirtan]] writer. More is a scholar of Sant Sahitya (saint literature) and is an authority on [[Sant Tukaram]]. He is currently serving as Head of the Philosophy Department at [[Pune University|Savitribai Phule University]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Occupation">{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/n0bFVeeyxetAKsm4UI2LBI/The-return-of-the-Maharashtrian-Brahmin.html |title=The return of the Maharashtrian Brahmin |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref> He is a tenth-generation descendant of Sant Tukaram.<ref name="Tukaram">{{cite book|title=Historicizing Emotions: Practices and Objects in India, China, and Japan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPA0DwAAQBAJ|date=12 September 2017|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-35296-4|page=75}}</ref>

More has authored and edited many books on saints and social issues. He received many awards for his literary works, such as the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1998 for his book ''Tukaram Darshan''.<ref name="Books">{{cite web |url=http://tukaram.com/pages/smore.asp |title=Tukaram - 17th century Marathi poet of Dehu, India. |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref> More is considered a thinker who enriched the cultural heritage of Tukaram Maharaj through his multidisciplinary endeavors.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-23|title=Sant Tukaram and his teachings are passed on to generations|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/sant-tukaram-and-his-teachings-are-passed-on-to-generations/story-9u7ayAJZo6ji5FjUugnvXN.html|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

Apart from his scholarly work specializing in reception on Tukaram, More is a career awardee from [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission (UGC)]], has written a doctoral dissertation titled ''Krsna: The Man and his Mission'' during 1986–89. He also wrote a two-volume Marathi book titled ''Lokamanya te Mahatma'', which was translated into English by Abhay Datar. Historian [[Ramchandra Guha]] wrote the foreword, where he describes More's work as "... a colossal work of scholarship, at once very deep and extremely wide". Similarly in "Patriots and Partisans" authored by Guha, because of More's vast literary works, he describes him as a cult figure in Maharashtra and compares him to Partha Chaterjee of English writing.<ref name="Guha2016">{{cite book|author=Ramachandra Guha|title=Patriots and Partisans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hCU2Kv3tinkC&pg=PT214|date=25 October 2016|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-753-8|pages=214–}}</ref> More also wrote some plays. While researching figures like Lokamanya and Gandhi, he learned more about theatre, and since childhood he was motivated by actor/singer [[Bal Gandharva]]. He went on to write a play on Bal Gandharva and his love life with Gauharbai, a classical singer from [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Plays">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/bal-gandharva-gauharbai-took-gandharva-gayaki-to-the-common-people-through-their-artistic-passion/story-By077DWEkAMlvupcMwqVTM.html |title=‘Bal Gandharva, Gauharbai took Gandharva Gayaki to the common people through their artistic passion’ - pune news - Hindustan Times |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref>

On December 10, 2014, More was elected the 88th president of ABMSS (Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jan 1|first=TNN {{!}}|last2=2016|last3=Ist|first3=08:19|title=Four-day Marathi Sahitya Sammelan from January 15 {{!}} Pune News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Four-day-Marathi-Sahitya-Sammelan-from-January-15/articleshow/50401856.cms|access-date=2020-06-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He currently serves as a member of General Council and Advisory board on Marathi language at [[Sahitya Akademi]].<ref name="Akademi-1">{{cite web |url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/marathi.jsp |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi - Members of Advisory Boards (Marathi) ::.. |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref name="Akademi-2">{{cite web |url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/general_council.jsp |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi ::.. |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref>
==Politics==
When asked about the current caste politics in Maharashtra during an interview with [[Sakal|Sakal Times]], More responded by saying that instead of coining new terms, "we must realize that we are all ultimately concerned with our respective livelihoods, and we have figured that caste is a strong tool to further our economic gains and that’s at the root of it." Similarly when asked about communism, his quick response was: "An experiment with Communism has failed in India and world over", but he asserted that it could come up with a new experiment in the future.<ref name="Politics’">{{cite web |url=https://www.sakaltimes.com/art-culture/%E2%80%98history-crucial-progress%E2%80%99-17262 |title=‘History crucial for progress’ |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref> In November 2013, he received threatening phone calls after making statements on [[Vallabhbhai Patel]] and BJP’s PM-designate [[Narendra Modi]]. He was provided with police protection following this incident.<ref name="Politics-1">{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/writer-gets-police-cover-after-threats--to-his-life/1194720/ |title=Writer gets police cover after threats to his life - Indian Express |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-18}}</ref>

Earlier in 2013, More criticized [[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]], an apex body responsible for improving school education in India, for not providing adequate information on [[Shivaji|Maratha Ruler Chatrapati Shivaji]] in class VII textbooks and publishing a "derogatory" cartoon in class IX book. More said NCERT has only glorified Muslim rulers of the past and has not provided enough space to Shivaji. He further added: "By giving such inadequate information we are depriving the coming generation of our country's rich history."<ref name="NCERT">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-ncert-cuts-short-shivaji-s-journey-in-std-vii-textbook-1830091 |title=NCERT cuts short Shivaji's journey in std VII textbook |format= |work= |accessdate=2020-05-21}}</ref>

==Literary works==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=imspAAAAYAAJ The Gita: A Theory of Human Action]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=1GjXAAAAMAAJ Kr̥ṣṇa, the Man and His Mission: An Enquiry Into the Rationale of Inter-relationship Between Kr̥ṣṇa's Life, Mission, and Philosophy]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=lREMAAAAIAAJ Tukārāma darśana in Marathi]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=zo63tAEACAAJ Lokamanya to Mahatma: An Interdisciplinary Study in the Transition of Leadership- in Two Volumes]

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