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Dr. '''Shridhar Bhaskar Warnekar''' was Sanskrit scholar born in [[Nagpur, India]], on 31 July 1918. He wrote many [[Sanskrit]] poems and verses. | Dr. '''Shridhar Bhaskar Warnekar''' was a Sanskrit scholar born in [[Nagpur, India]], on 31 July 1918 and he died on 18 April 2007 at the age of 91. He wrote many [[Sanskrit]] poems and verses. | ||
Most famous among them being "ShriShivarajyodayam". This Mahakavya is prescribed by Union Public Service Commission of India in the syllabus of Sanskrit Literature paper kept for Civil service examination. This work, which won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit]] in 1974, is an epic poem in 68 cantos on the life and work of [[Shivaji]]. | Most famous among them being "ShriShivarajyodayam". This Mahakavya is prescribed by Union Public Service Commission of India in the syllabus of Sanskrit Literature paper kept for Civil service examination. This work, which won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit]] in 1974, is an epic poem in 68 cantos on the life and work of [[Shivaji]]. | ||
Warnekar won a number of literary awards including Presidents Award, Kalidasa Puraskar, Birla foundation Saraswati Sammana, etc. and was invited by the State University of New York at New Paltz, USA to address their Sanskrit Seminar. | |||
The title of Pradnya Bharati (प्रज्ञाभारती) was conferred on him by Jagdguru Shri Shankarachrya. | The title of Pradnya Bharati (प्रज्ञाभारती) was conferred on him by Jagdguru Shri Shankarachrya. | ||