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	*Rigveda Samhita<ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book\|author1=K. C. Singhal\|author2=Roshan Gupta\|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PR9\|year=2003\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6\|page=1}}</ref>		*Rigveda Samhita<ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book\|author1=K. C. Singhal\|author2=Roshan Gupta\|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PR9\|year=2003\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6\|page=1}}</ref>
	* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>		* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>
	*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on [[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author<ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9 [https://books.google.com/books?id=UVTfbBezcfcC&q=satwalekar%29&pg=PP9]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>		*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on [[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author<ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9 [https://books.google.com/books?id=UVTfbBezcfcC&q=satwalekar%29&pg=PP9]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916110306/http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|archive-date=2019-09-16 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>		* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>

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	==Promoter of yoga and ayurveda==		==Promoter of yoga and ayurveda==
	Satwalekar was associated with several social service and outreach activities. He was a proponent of yoga and advised Gandhi on the subject. During his stay in Aundh he worked with the Raja Bhawanrao to promote [[Surya Namaskar]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Newcombe \|editor1-last=Barton \|editor1-first=John \|title=Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion \|date=2017 \|publisher=Oxford University Press. \|location=Oxford \|pages=17, 20, 46 \|url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|chapter=The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India}}</ref>		Satwalekar was associated with several social service and outreach activities. He was a proponent of yoga and advised Gandhi on the subject. During his stay in Aundh he worked with the Raja Bhawanrao to promote [[Surya Namaskar]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Newcombe \|editor1-last=Barton \|editor1-first=John \|title=Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion \|date=2017 \|publisher=Oxford University Press. \|location=Oxford \|pages=17, 20, 46 \|url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|chapter=The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905130247/http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf \|archive-date=2019-09-05 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Awards, honors and recognitions==		==Awards, honors and recognitions==
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	His other son, [[Madhav Satwalekar]] (1915–2006), was a prominent painter and art educator. Through Madhav, his grandsons achieved distinction in design and corporate finance:		His other son, [[Madhav Satwalekar]] (1915–2006), was a prominent painter and art educator. Through Madhav, his grandsons achieved distinction in design and corporate finance:
	* [[Vikas Satwalekar]] (1944–2020) was a noted graphic designer and educator who served as the Executive Director of the [[National Institute of Design]] (NID), Ahmedabad; he was married to design educator Suranjana Satwalekar, with whom he had a son, Eeshaan Satwalekar.<ref name="ExpressObit">{{cite news \|title=Former executive director of NID passes away \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-executive-director-of-nid-passes-away-6485841/ \|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=2 July 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>		* [[Vikas Satwalekar]] (1944–2020) was a noted graphic designer and educator who served as the Executive Director of the [[National Institute of Design]] (NID), Ahmedabad; he was married to design educator Suranjana Satwalekar, with whom he had a son, Eeshaan Satwalekar.<ref name="ExpressObit">{{cite news \|title=Former executive director of NID passes away \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-executive-director-of-nid-passes-away-6485841/ \|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=2 July 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701210733/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-executive-director-of-nid-passes-away-6485841/ \|archive-date=2020-07-01 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* [[Deepak Satwalekar]] is a business executive and corporate advisor who served as the Managing Director of HDFC and the founding Managing Director and CEO of [[HDFC Life\|HDFC Standard Life Insurance]].<ref name="NewIndianExpress">{{cite news \|title=Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/May/29/wipro-appoints-deepak-m-satwalekar-as-independent-director-2149633.html \|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=29 May 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>		* [[Deepak Satwalekar]] is a business executive and corporate advisor who served as the Managing Director of HDFC and the founding Managing Director and CEO of [[HDFC Life\|HDFC Standard Life Insurance]].<ref name="NewIndianExpress">{{cite news \|title=Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/May/29/wipro-appoints-deepak-m-satwalekar-as-independent-director-2149633.html \|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=29 May 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>

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	* [[Deepak Satwalekar]] is a business executive and corporate advisor who served as the Managing Director of HDFC and the founding Managing Director and CEO of [[HDFC Life\|HDFC Standard Life Insurance]].<ref name="NewIndianExpress">{{cite news \|title=Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/May/29/wipro-appoints-deepak-m-satwalekar-as-independent-director-2149633.html \|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=29 May 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>		* [[Deepak Satwalekar]] is a business executive and corporate advisor who served as the Managing Director of HDFC and the founding Managing Director and CEO of [[HDFC Life\|HDFC Standard Life Insurance]].<ref name="NewIndianExpress">{{cite news \|title=Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/May/29/wipro-appoints-deepak-m-satwalekar-as-independent-director-2149633.html \|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=29 May 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>

			==External links==
			* [https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/samvadah/Satwalekar.html Sanskrit Documents]

	==References==		==References==

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			{{Short description\|Indian polymath (1867–1968)}}
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	'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867~~ ~~– 31 July 1968) was a polymath with interests in painting, social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic literature. He was also the founder of the Swadhyay Mandal - A Vedic Research Institute.~~<ref>https://swadhyaymandal.org.in/</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4321977A/Shripad_Damodar_Satwalekar\|title=Shripad Damodar Satwalekar}}</ref>~~		'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867 – 31 July 1968) was a polymath with interests in painting, social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic literature. He was also the founder of the Swadhyay Mandal - A Vedic Research Institute.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Shripad Damodar Satwalekar was born in the [[Princely state]] of [[Sawantwadi State\|Sawantwadi]], now part of [[Sindhudurg]] district in the Present day Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to Damodar Pant and Lakshmi Bai. He attended [[J J School of Art]] in Bombay and worked for six months at the same institute as a tutor.		Shripad Damodar Satwalekar was born in the [[Princely state]] of [[Sawantwadi State\|Sawantwadi]], now part of [[Sindhudurg]] district in the Present day Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to Damodar Pant and Lakshmi Bai. He attended [[J J School of Art]] in Bombay and worked for six months at the same institute as a tutor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|title=ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ ದಾಮೋದರ ಸಾತವಳೇಕರ್\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Bharata-Bharati\|year=1980\|location=Bangalore}}</ref>
	<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|title=ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ ದಾಮೋದರ ಸಾತವಳೇಕರ್\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Bharata-Bharati\|year=1980\|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

	==Artistic career==		==Artistic career==
	Satwalekar began his career as an artist, painter, and photographer with a studio in the city of [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab State]]. He mainly painted portraits of Maharajas and other prominent personalities of the day.<ref name="Ramaswamy2009">{{cite book\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Sumathi\|title=The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWfcoMnHU8gC&pg=PR9\|access-date=25 March 2013\|date=2009-01-01\|publisher=Duke University Press\|isbn=9780822391531\|pages=24, 25, 378}}</ref> In 1900, he opened his own painting studio in South Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" />		Satwalekar began his career as an artist, painter, and photographer with a studio in the city of [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab State]]. He mainly painted portraits of Maharajas and other prominent personalities of the day.<ref name="Ramaswamy2009">{{cite book\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Sumathi\|title=The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWfcoMnHU8gC&pg=PR9\|access-date=25 March 2013\|date=2009-01-01\|publisher=Duke University Press\|isbn=9780822391531\|pages=24, 25, 378}}</ref> Under the patronage of Bhawanrao Pant Pratinidhi, the ruler of Aundh near Satara, Satwalekar started doing paintings along with vedic research. Within a short period he became popularly known as Pandit Satwalekar due to his excellence and concentration on Vedic research. He published and edited journals like ''Amrit Lata'', ''Veda Sandesh'' and ''Purusharth.''<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Encyclopaedia visual art of Maharashtra: artists of the Bombay School and art institutions (late 18th to early 21st century) \|date= \|publisher=Pundole Art Gallery \|isbn=978-81-89010-11-9 \|editor-last=Bahulkar \|editor-first=Suhas \|edition=First \|location=Mumbai \|editor-last2=Ghāre \|editor-first2=Dīpaka \|editor-last3=Patwardhan \|editor-first3=Sudhir \|editor-last4=Ranade \|editor-first4=Dilip \|editor-last5=Pundole Art Gallery}}</ref> In 1900, he opened his own painting studio in South Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" />
	~~He moved to the Princely State of [[Aundh State\|Aundh]] with a strong patronage offered by the then Maharaja of the State, [[Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi\|Bhawanrao Pant Pratinidhi]].~~

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
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	Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto</ref> (particularly in the analysis of the Vedas at the level of ''adhibhuta'') and wrote several books on these subjects, including '		Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto</ref> (particularly in the analysis of the Vedas at the level of ''adhibhuta'') and wrote several books on these subjects, including '
	*Vaidika Yajña Saṃsthā'', ''		*Subodha Bhāṣya, etc.<ref name=":0" />
	*Sparśāsparśa'', ''
	*Agni-devatā Mantra-saṅgraha'', ''
	*Indra-devatā Mantra-saṅgraha'', ''Āgama-nibandha-mālā'', ''
	*Yoga-sādhanā-grantha-mālā'', the ''
	*Vaidika vyākhyāna-mālā'' series, ''
	*Subodha Bhāṣya'', etc.<ref name=":0" />
	* Marathi translation of [[Dayanand Saraswati]]'s [[Satyarth Prakash]]
	*Rigveda Bhaashya Bhoomika by [[Dayanand Saraswati]] - Marathi translation
	*Rigveda Samhita<ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book\|author1=K. C. Singhal\|author2=Roshan Gupta\|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PR9\|year=2003\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6\|page=1}}</ref>		*Rigveda Samhita<ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book\|author1=K. C. Singhal\|author2=Roshan Gupta\|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PR9\|year=2003\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6\|page=1}}</ref>
	* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>		* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>
	*Sanskrit Svayam Shikshak'' (संस्कृत स्वयं-शिक्षक) - Self-learning book for learners of [[Sanskrit]] through the medium of [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]. These were also available in Hindi and English("Sanskrit Self Teacher").		*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on [[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author<ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9 [https://books.google.com/books?id=UVTfbBezcfcC&q=satwalekar%29&pg=PP9]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
	*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on [[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author<ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9[https://books.google.com/books?~~hl=en&lr=&~~id=UVTfbBezcfcC&oi=~~fnd~~&pg=PP9~~&dq=satwalekar+tilak&ots=Rs8kbm6WZa&sig=yyVnEAjwZ_lnKpSxh3o1b-aGTSA#v=onepage&q=satwalekar&f=false)~~]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
	* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>		* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>

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	Satwalekar was associated with several social service and outreach activities. He was a proponent of yoga and advised Gandhi on the subject. During his stay in Aundh he worked with the Raja Bhawanrao to promote [[Surya Namaskar]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Newcombe \|editor1-last=Barton \|editor1-first=John \|title=Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion \|date=2017 \|publisher=Oxford University Press. \|location=Oxford \|pages=17, 20, 46 \|url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|chapter=The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India}}</ref>		Satwalekar was associated with several social service and outreach activities. He was a proponent of yoga and advised Gandhi on the subject. During his stay in Aundh he worked with the Raja Bhawanrao to promote [[Surya Namaskar]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Newcombe \|editor1-last=Barton \|editor1-first=John \|title=Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion \|date=2017 \|publisher=Oxford University Press. \|location=Oxford \|pages=17, 20, 46 \|url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf \|access-date=6 October 2020 \|chapter=The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India}}</ref>

	==Family==		==Awards, honors and recognitions==
	Satwalekar's son, [[Madhav Satwalekar]] (~~1915 – 2006~~) was ~~also~~ a ~~renowned~~ painter and ~~artist~~ in ~~his own right~~.		Satwalekar was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf \|title=Year-Wise List \|work=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011) \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]] \|access-date=23 March 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf \|archive-date=10 May 2013 }}</ref> He was conferred the Mayo Award twice, once for painting and once for sculpting.<ref name=":0" />

			== Family and legacy ==
			Satwalekar had at least two sons, Vasantrao and Madhav. His son Vasantrao (Vasant) Satwalekar assisted in managing the day-to-day operations of the Swadhyay Mandal in Pardi, Gujarat, including the printing and distribution of various Vedic commentaries and the Gujarati monthly magazine ''Veda Sandesh''.

			His other son, [[Madhav Satwalekar]] (1915–2006), was a prominent painter and art educator. Through Madhav, his grandsons achieved distinction in design and corporate finance:
			* [[Vikas Satwalekar]] (1944–2020) was a noted graphic designer and educator who served as the Executive Director of the [[National Institute of Design]] (NID), Ahmedabad; he was married to design educator Suranjana Satwalekar, with whom he had a son, Eeshaan Satwalekar.<ref name="ExpressObit">{{cite news \|title=Former executive director of NID passes away \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-executive-director-of-nid-passes-away-6485841/ \|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=2 July 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>
			* [[Deepak Satwalekar]] is a business executive and corporate advisor who served as the Managing Director of HDFC and the founding Managing Director and CEO of [[HDFC Life\|HDFC Standard Life Insurance]].<ref name="NewIndianExpress">{{cite news \|title=Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/May/29/wipro-appoints-deepak-m-satwalekar-as-independent-director-2149633.html \|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=29 May 2020 \|access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>

	~~==Awards,honors and recognitions==~~
	Satwalekar was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf \|title=Year-Wise List \|work=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011) \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]] \|access-date=23 March 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf \|archive-date=10 May 2013 }}</ref> He was conferred the Mayo Award twice, once for painting and once for sculpting.<ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Writers from Maharashtra]]		[[Category:Writers from Maharashtra]]
	~~[[Category:Indian independence activists from Maharashtra]]~~
	[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
	[[Category:Year of death unknown]]		[[Category:Year of death unknown]]
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	[[Category:Photographers from Maharashtra]]		[[Category:Photographers from Maharashtra]]
	[[Category:Sir ~~Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy~~ School of Art alumni]]		[[Category:Sir J. J. School of Art alumni]]
			[[Category:Indian male photographers]]

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	'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867 – 31 July 1968) was a polymath with interests in painting, social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic literature. He was also the founder of the Swadhyay Mandal - A Vedic Research Institute.<ref>https://swadhyaymandal.org.in/</ref> <ref>https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4321977A/Shripad_Damodar_Satwalekar</ref>		'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867 – 31 July 1968) was a polymath with interests in painting, social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic literature. He was also the founder of the Swadhyay Mandal - A Vedic Research Institute.<ref>https://swadhyaymandal.org.in/</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4321977A/Shripad_Damodar_Satwalekar\|title=Shripad Damodar Satwalekar}}</ref>

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	* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>		* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book\|author=M. S. Valiathan\|title=The Legacy of Caraka\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17\|year=2003\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4\|page=xxii}}</ref>
	*Sanskrit Svayam Shikshak'' (संस्कृत स्वयं-शिक्षक) - Self-learning book for learners of [[Sanskrit]] through the medium of [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]. These were also available in Hindi and English("Sanskrit Self Teacher").		*Sanskrit Svayam Shikshak'' (संस्कृत स्वयं-शिक्षक) - Self-learning book for learners of [[Sanskrit]] through the medium of [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]. These were also available in Hindi and English("Sanskrit Self Teacher").
	*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on[[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author <ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UVTfbBezcfcC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=satwalekar+tilak&ots=Rs8kbm6WZa&sig=yyVnEAjwZ_lnKpSxh3o1b-aGTSA#v=onepage&q=satwalekar&f=false)]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>		*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on [[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author<ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UVTfbBezcfcC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=satwalekar+tilak&ots=Rs8kbm6WZa&sig=yyVnEAjwZ_lnKpSxh3o1b-aGTSA#v=onepage&q=satwalekar&f=false)]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Patel \|first1=Preeti \|title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. \|date=2018 \|publisher=University of Hyderabad \|location=Hyderabad, India \|page=11 \|url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf \|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
	* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>		* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ\|last=S R\|first=Ramaswamy\|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers\|year=1972\|location=Mysore}}</ref>

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'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867 – 31 July 1968) was a polymath with interests in painting, social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic literature. He was also the founder of the Swadhyay Mandal - A Vedic Research Institute.<ref>https://swadhyaymandal.org.in/</ref> <ref>https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4321977A/Shripad_Damodar_Satwalekar</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shripad Damodar Satwalekar was born in the [[Princely state]] of [[Sawantwadi State|Sawantwadi]], now part of [[Sindhudurg]] district in the Present day Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to Damodar Pant and Lakshmi Bai. He attended [[J J School of Art]] in Bombay and worked for six months at the same institute as a tutor.
<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ ದಾಮೋದರ ಸಾತವಳೇಕರ್|last=S R|first=Ramaswamy|publisher=Bharata-Bharati|year=1980|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

==Artistic career==
Satwalekar began his career as an artist, painter, and photographer with a studio in the city of [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab State]]. He mainly painted portraits of Maharajas and other prominent personalities of the day.<ref name="Ramaswamy2009">{{cite book|last=Ramaswamy|first=Sumathi|title=The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWfcoMnHU8gC&pg=PR9|access-date=25 March 2013|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=9780822391531|pages=24, 25, 378}}</ref> In 1900, he opened his own painting studio in South Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" />
He moved to the Princely State of [[Aundh State|Aundh]] with a strong patronage offered by the then Maharaja of the State, [[Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi|Bhawanrao Pant Pratinidhi]].

==Literary works==
Satwalekar was interested in both individual and social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedas<ref>
YajurVed Title: [https://archive.org/details/vaidikavyakhyana02satw Vaidika vyakhyana mala] Author: Satwalekar, Shripad Damodar, 1873?-
Volume: 2
Subject: Vedas
Publisher: Pra Svdhyya Maala
Language: Hindi
Call number: AAA-7707
Digitizing sponsor: University of Toronto
Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto</ref> (particularly in the analysis of the Vedas at the level of ''adhibhuta'') and wrote several books on these subjects, including '
*Vaidika Yajña Saṃsthā'', ''
*Sparśāsparśa'', ''
*Agni-devatā Mantra-saṅgraha'', ''
*Indra-devatā Mantra-saṅgraha'', ''Āgama-nibandha-mālā'', ''
*Yoga-sādhanā-grantha-mālā'', the ''
*Vaidika vyākhyāna-mālā'' series, ''
*Subodha Bhāṣya'', etc.<ref name=":0" />
* Marathi translation of [[Dayanand Saraswati]]'s [[Satyarth Prakash]]
*Rigveda Bhaashya Bhoomika by [[Dayanand Saraswati]] - Marathi translation
*Rigveda Samhita<ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book|author1=K. C. Singhal|author2=Roshan Gupta|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PR9|year=2003|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6|page=1}}</ref>
* Atharveda in Hindi.<ref name="Valiathan2003">{{cite book|author=M. S. Valiathan|title=The Legacy of Caraka|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocOktxn-u28C&pg=PP17|year=2003|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-2505-4|page=xxii}}</ref>
*Sanskrit Svayam Shikshak'' (संस्कृत स्वयं-शिक्षक) - Self-learning book for learners of [[Sanskrit]] through the medium of [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. These were also available in Hindi and English("Sanskrit Self Teacher").
*Puruṣārtha-Bodhinī-Bhāṣā-Ṭīkā - A four volume Commentary on[[Bhagavad Gita]] - S.Rama calls this the best commentary on the Gita by a 20th century author <ref>Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=UVTfbBezcfcC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=satwalekar+tilak&ots=Rs8kbm6WZa&sig=yyVnEAjwZ_lnKpSxh3o1b-aGTSA#v=onepage&q=satwalekar&f=false)]</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Patel |first1=Preeti |title=E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita. |date=2018 |publisher=University of Hyderabad |location=Hyderabad, India |page=11 |url=http://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/PUBLICATIONS/Student_Thesis/Preeti_PhD.pdf |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
* Translation of the [[Mahabharata]] - The Government of India assigned the task of translating the constituted text of the Mahabharata published by the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] to Satwalekar. After his death, the task was taken up by Shrutisheel Sharma.<ref>{{Cite book|title=ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ|last=S R|first=Ramaswamy|publisher=Kavyalaya Publishers|year=1972|location=Mysore}}</ref>

==Social work==
As early as in 1884, he started an institute for Sanskrit enthusiasts, ''Samskruta Vyaakhyaana Mandala''. He established the ''Vivekavardhini Vidyaalaya'', a public lecture hall, a gymnasium for young people, and so forth. For years he was associated with the [[Arya Samaj]] and the [[Theosophical Society]]. At one point of time, he served as a teacher of ''Veda''s and painting at Kangadi Gurukula in Haridwar.<ref name=":0" />

==Promoter of yoga and ayurveda==
Satwalekar was associated with several social service and outreach activities. He was a proponent of yoga and advised Gandhi on the subject. During his stay in Aundh he worked with the Raja Bhawanrao to promote [[Surya Namaskar]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Newcombe |editor1-last=Barton |editor1-first=John |title=Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion |date=2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press. |location=Oxford |pages=17, 20, 46 |url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/48147/1/April_Yoga_Revival_Newcombe.pdf |access-date=6 October 2020 |chapter=The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India}}</ref>

==Family==
Satwalekar's son, [[Madhav Satwalekar]] (1915 – 2006) was also a renowned painter and artist in his own right.

==Awards,honors and recognitions==
Satwalekar was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |title=Year-Wise List |work=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]] |access-date=23 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2013 }}</ref> He was conferred the Mayo Award twice, once for painting and once for sculpting.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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