Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar | |
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| Born | (1895-05-25)25 May 1895 Kasheli, India |
| Died | 28 November 1963(1963-11-28) (aged 68) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Historian, essayist, professor |
| Nationality | British India (1895-1947) India (1947-1963) |
| Education | •Wilson College, Mumbai (B.A.) •Deccan College (Professional work) |
| Subject | History |
| Notable works | Panipat 1761 (in English and Marathi) |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1966) |
| Relatives | Shashikant Shejwalkar (Nephew) |
Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar (25 May 1895 – 28 November 1963) was an Indian historian and essayist.[1]
Shejwalkar was born in Kasheli, a village inRajapur Taluka ofRatnagiri district. He passed matriculation examination in 1911 from a school run by the Aryan education society. Later he completed aBachelor of Arts atWilson College, Mumbai.[2]
His first job was in military accounts department from May 1918 to June 1921. He worked inDeccan College from August 1939 until 25 May 1955. Despite his retirement, he continued to work atDeccan College until his death.
He was associated withBharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal from 1918 onwards. There he came in contact with other historians likeDatto Vaman Potdar,Govind Sakharam Sardesai and Dattopant Apte.
Shejwalkar primarily wrote in theMarathi language, and was the founder-editor of now defunct Marathi periodicalPragati (1929–1932). Shejwalkar was also the Reader of Maratha History atDeccan College from 1939-1955. Shejwalkar's topics included historical, sociological and contemporary issues ranging fromVijayanagara Empire toMahatma Gandhi,Marathi speaking poet-saints to decay ofBrahminism and the work ofArnold J. Toynbee.
Shejwalkar claimed that he ghostwroteG S Sardesai's book "Nanasaheb Peshwa".[3]
His biggest regret at the time of his death was that he could not complete the biography ofChatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.[4]
Shejwalkar wrote essays on life and work ofSwami Dayananda Saraswati,Mahadev Govind Ranade,Kashinath Trimbak Telang,Swami Vivekananda,Gopal Ganesh Agarkar,Bal Gangadhar Tilak,Lala Lajpat Rai,Bhagat Singh,Rajguru,Sukhdev,Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade,Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar among many others.
Shejwalkar was the first historian to studythe Third Battle of Panipat in great detail, personally traveling to all places relevant to the battle. He argues that the battle was fought to save theMughal Empire and that theMarathas were sacrificed for the cause ofTimur's successors. He further argues that ifJawaharlal Nehru had shown willingness for similar sacrifice, India may not have been divided in 1947.
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