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{{Short description|Indian polymath (1867–1968)}}
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'''Shripad Damodar Satwalekar''' (19 September 1867&nbsp;– 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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Digitizing sponsor: University of Toronto
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 '
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:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
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[[Category:Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art alumni]]
[[Category:Sir J. J. School of Art alumni]]
[[Category:Indian male photographers]]

Revision as of 15:20, 28 September 2026


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

Shripad Damodar Satwalekar was born in the Princely state of 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.[1]

Artistic career

Satwalekar began his career as an artist, painter, and photographer with a studio in the city of Lahore, Punjab State. He mainly painted portraits of Maharajas and other prominent personalities of the day.[2] 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.[3] In 1900, he opened his own painting studio in South Hyderabad.[1]

Literary works

Satwalekar was interested in both individual and social health, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedas[4] (particularly in the analysis of the Vedas at the level of adhibhuta) and wrote several books on these subjects, including '

  • Subodha Bhāṣya, etc.[1]
  • Rigveda Samhita[5]
  • Atharveda in Hindi.[6]
  • 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[7][8]
  • 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.[9]

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 Vedas and painting at Kangadi Gurukula in Haridwar.[1]

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.[10]

Awards, honors and recognitions

Satwalekar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968.[11] He was conferred the Mayo Award twice, once for painting and once for sculpting.[1]

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:


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 S R, Ramaswamy (1980). ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ ದಾಮೋದರ ಸಾತವಳೇಕರ್. Bangalore: Bharata-Bharati.
  2. ↑ Ramaswamy, Sumathi (1 January 2009). The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India. Duke University Press. pp. 24, 25, 378. ISBN 9780822391531. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Bahulkar, Suhas; Ghāre, Dīpaka; Patwardhan, Sudhir; Ranade, Dilip; Pundole Art Gallery (eds.). Encyclopaedia visual art of Maharashtra: artists of the Bombay School and art institutions (late 18th to early 21st century) (First ed.). Mumbai: Pundole Art Gallery. ISBN 978-81-89010-11-9.
  4. ↑ YajurVed Title: 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
  5. ↑ K. C. Singhal; Roshan Gupta (2003). The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-269-0286-6.
  6. ↑ M. S. Valiathan (2003). The Legacy of Caraka. Orient Blackswan. p. xxii. ISBN 978-81-250-2505-4.
  7. ↑ Rama, S., 1985. Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita. Himalayan Institute Press.page=8-9 [1]
  8. ↑ Patel, Preeti (2018). E teaching capsule for Srimad Bhagavad Gita (PDF). Hyderabad, India: University of Hyderabad. p. 11. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ↑ S R, Ramaswamy (1972). ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ. Mysore: Kavyalaya Publishers.
  10. ↑ Newcombe (2017). "The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India". In Barton, John (ed.). Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Religion (PDF). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 17, 20, 46. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Year-Wise List" (PDF). Padma Awards Directory (1954-2011). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Former executive director of NID passes away". The Indian Express. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Wipro appoints Deepak M Satwalekar as Independent Director". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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