Shivaji Sawant
| Shivaji Sawant | |
|---|---|
| Native name | शिवाजी सावंत |
| Born |
31 August 1940 Aajra, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 18 September 2002 (aged 62) Goa |
| Occupation | Writer, Teacher, Editor |
Shivaji Sawant (Marathi: शिवाजी सावंत; 31 August 1940 – 18 September 2002) was a renowned novelist in Marathi. He is known as Mrityunjaykar (meaning Maker of Mrityunjay) for writing the famous Marathi novel Mrityunjay. He was the first marathi writer to be awarded with prestigious Moortidevi Award in 1994.
He wrote a book Mrityunjay (English: Triumph Over Death) based on Karna, one of the leading characters of the epic Mahabharat. This book was translated in Hindi (1974), English (1989), Kannada (1990), Gujarati (1991), Malayalam (1995) and received numerous awards and accolades. In 1980 he wrote a book Chhava based on Sambhaji Maharaj's life.
He held the post of the vice-president of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad since 1995. He was president of Baroda Sahitya Sammelan in 1983.
He was born in a small farmer family of Aajra village in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. He finished his school education in Vyankatrao High School Ajara. He worked with Rajaram Prashala, Kolhapur as a teacher for 20 years and afterwords as editor with Maharashtra education department's monthly magazine Lokshikshan for six years in Pune (1974–1980).
He was not only a historical writer but also a political writer
Mrityunjay is a fictional novel very famous in the marathi compositions . It is based on Karna, a great warrior in the epic of Mahabharata. The novel comprises auspicious Marathi writing skills as well as the figures of speech used in the writing is much interesting and hence this novel has got fame in the minds of people. The artistic language is very simple and dealing with the beauties of nature.This novel proves a milestone in the history of Marathi novels yet standing still in this century and it is awarded with many of the prizes and awards given by the Jnanpith (Murti Devi Award)..
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