Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar
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Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar (T S Shejwalkar, In Devanagari
त्र्यंबक शंकर शेजवलकर, त्र्यं. शं. शेजवलकर) (May 25, 1895 – November 28, 1963) was an award-winning historian and essayist.
district. He passed matriculation examination in 1911 from a school run by the Aryan education society. Later he completed a Bachelor of Arts
at Wilson College, Mumbai
.
His first job was in military accounts department from May 1918 to June 1921. He worked in Deccan College
from August 1939 until May 25, 1955. Despite his retirement, he continued to work at Deccan College
until his death.
He was associated with Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal
from 1918 onwards. There he came in contact with other historians like Datto Vaman Potdar
, Govind Sakharam Sardesai
and Dattopant Apte.
, and was the founder-editor of now defunct Marathi periodical Pragati (1929–1932). Shejwalkar was also the Reader of Maratha History at Deccan College
from 1939-1955. Shejwalkar's topics included historical, sociological and contemporary issues ranging from Vijayanagara Empire
to Mahatma Gandhi
, Marathi
speaking poet-saints to decay of Brahminism and the work of Arnold J. Toynbee
.
Shejwalkar claimed that he ghostwrote G S Sardesai
's book "Nanasaheb Peshwa".
His biggest regret at the time of his death was that he could not complete the biography of Shivaji.
, 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.
and that the Maratha
s were sacrificed for the cause of Timur
's successors. He further argues that if Jawaharlal Nehru
had shown willingness for similar sacrifice, India may not have been divided in 1947. Shejwalkar points out that the greatest valour in the battle was shown by Ibrahim Khan Gardi
's infantry and artillery division which was manned by the low caste
South Indian Hindu and Muslim Telangis.
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
त्र्यंबक शंकर शेजवलकर, त्र्यं. शं. शेजवलकर) (May 25, 1895 – November 28, 1963) was an award-winning historian and essayist.
Biography
Shejwalkar was born in Kasheli, a village in Rajapur Taluka of RatnagiriRatnagiri
Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...
district. He passed matriculation examination in 1911 from a school run by the Aryan education society. Later he completed a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
at Wilson College, Mumbai
Wilson College, Mumbai
The Wilson College, set up in 1832 in Mumbai, is one of India’s oldest colleges, with its foundation preceding that of the University of Mumbai by 25 years...
.
His first job was in military accounts department from May 1918 to June 1921. He worked in Deccan College
Deccan College (Pune)
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute is a post-graduate institute of Archeology and Linguistics in Pune, India.Established October 6, 1821, Deccan College is one of the oldest institutions of modern learning in India...
from August 1939 until May 25, 1955. Despite his retirement, he continued to work at Deccan College
Deccan College (Pune)
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute is a post-graduate institute of Archeology and Linguistics in Pune, India.Established October 6, 1821, Deccan College is one of the oldest institutions of modern learning in India...
until his death.
He was associated with Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal
Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal
Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, popularly known as Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal or just ‘Mandal’, is an Indian institute providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is located at Pune in Maharashtra state. The institute was founded in 1910 by the veteran Indian historian V.K....
from 1918 onwards. There he came in contact with other historians like Datto Vaman Potdar
Datto Vaman Potdar
Dattatray Vaman Potdar , better known as Datto Vaman Potdar, was an eminent Indian historian, writer, and orator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Pune during 1961 - 1964....
, Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai , popularly known as Riyasatkar Sardesai , was an eminent historian from Maharashtra, India....
and Dattopant Apte.
Professional history
Shejwalkar primarily wrote in the Marathi languageMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, and was the founder-editor of now defunct Marathi periodical Pragati (1929–1932). Shejwalkar was also the Reader of Maratha History at Deccan College
Deccan College (Pune)
Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute is a post-graduate institute of Archeology and Linguistics in Pune, India.Established October 6, 1821, Deccan College is one of the oldest institutions of modern learning in India...
from 1939-1955. Shejwalkar's topics included historical, sociological and contemporary issues ranging from Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
to Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
speaking poet-saints to decay of Brahminism and the work of Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934–1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline, which examined history from a global...
.
Shejwalkar claimed that he ghostwrote G S Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai , popularly known as Riyasatkar Sardesai , was an eminent historian from Maharashtra, India....
's book "Nanasaheb Peshwa".
His biggest regret at the time of his death was that he could not complete the biography of Shivaji.
Essays
Shejwalkar wrote essays on life and work of Swami Dayananda SaraswatiSwami Dayananda Saraswati
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya – "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak...
, Mahadev Govind Ranade
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade was a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer and author. He was a founding member of the Indian National Congress and owned several designations as member of the Bombay legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre, and the judge of Bombay...
, Kashinath Trimbak Telang
Kashinath Trimbak Telang
Kashinath Trimbak Telang was an Indian judge and Indologist.-Biography:By profession an advocate of the high court, he also took a vigorous share in literary, social, municipal and political work, as well as in the affairs of the University of Bombay, over which he presided as vice-chancellor from...
, Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was a social reformer from Maharashtra, India during the British Raj.-Early life:Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was born on 14 July 1856 in Tembhu , a village in Satara district now in Sangli district of Maharashtra. Agarkar had his primary education from Karad...
, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
, Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian author, freedom fighter and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari or Sher-e-Punjab meaning the samem and was part of the Lal Bal Pal trio...
, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru
Shivaram Rajguru
Shivaram Hari Rajguru was an Indian revolutionist from Maharashtra and belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin community. Rajguru was born in a place named Khed near Pune. It was later renamed as Rajgurunagar in his honor. He is best known as a colleague of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev in the murder of a...
, Sukhdev, Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade , popularly known as Itihasacharya Rajwade, was an eminent historian, scholar, writer, commentator and orator from Maharashtra...
, Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar was a sociologist, historian and novelist from Maharashtra, India...
among many others.
Third Battle of Panipat
Shejwalkar was the first historian to study the 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 the Mughal EmpireMughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
and that the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
s were sacrificed for the cause of Timur
Timur
Timur , historically known as Tamerlane in English , was a 14th-century conqueror of West, South and Central Asia, and the founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, and great-great-grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived as the Mughal Empire in India until...
's successors. He further argues that if Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
had shown willingness for similar sacrifice, India may not have been divided in 1947. Shejwalkar points out that the greatest valour in the battle was shown by Ibrahim Khan Gardi
Ibrahim Khan Gardi
Ibrahim Khan "Gardi" was a Dakhani Muslim general in the 18th century India. His forefathers were from some Bhil or allied tribe, who may have embraced Islam during Aurangzeb's military campaign in the Deccan. An expert in artillery, he initially served the Nizam of Hyderabad, before working for...
's infantry and artillery division which was manned by the low caste
Caste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
South Indian Hindu and Muslim Telangis.
Authorship
- "Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar- Nivadak Lekhsangrah" by T S Shejwalkar (collection- H V Mote, Introduction- G D Khanolkar) 1977 (Marathi)
- Panipat 1761: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1946
- Nagpur Affairs, Part I: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1954
- Nagpur Affairs, Part II: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1959
- Panipat 1761 : Joshi Ani Lokhande Prakashan, Pune, 1961 (Marathi)
- Dattopant Apte-Vyakti Darshan, 1945 (Marathi)
- Nijam-Peshwe Sambandh, 1959 (Marathi)
- Kokanchya Itihasachi Parshvabhumi, 1961 (Marathi)
- Shiv Chhatrapati: Sankalpit Shivcharitrachi Prastavana, Arakhada va sadhane, 1964 (Marathi)