Nationality Indian Parents Shivram Salgaonkar Died August 20, 2013, Mumbai | Name Jayant Salgaonkar Residence Mumbai | |
Born February 1, 1929 ( 1929-02-01 ) Malvan, Sindhudurg, MaharashtraIndia | ||
Interview of mr jayant salgaonkar
Jayant Salgaonkar (1 February 1929 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian businessman, historian, scholar, and writer. He was the founder of Kalnirnay.
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- Interview of mr jayant salgaonkar
- Jayant salgaonkar m4v
- Education and career
- Books written
- Personal life
- Death
- Awards and recognition
- References
Jayant salgaonkar m4v
Education and career
He only completed up to tenth grade in high school. He had keen interest in Jyotish from childhood. He founded Kalnirnay in 1973, selling over 10 million copies in nine languages. Kalnirnay is a yearly almanac of all religions containing details of auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Farsi, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindu and others. He had done a combination of jyotish, information and dharmashstra. He was the pioneer of the daily Rashi Bhavishya and the daily crossword in the Marathi newspaper.
Books written
Personal life
He left behind his wife and three sons and grandchildren.
Death
Jyotirbhaskar Jayant Salgaonkar died in the Hinduja hospital in Mumbai after a brief illness.