Monday, 1 February 2016

1 FEB 1929-20AUG 2013 JYOTISHBHASKAR JAYANT SALGOANKAR

FOUNDER OF KAALNIRNAY 1973

Jayant Salgaonkar

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Jayant Salgaonkar
Jayant Salgaonkar
BornFebruary 1, 1929
Malvan, Sindhudurg,MaharashtraIndia
DiedAugust 20, 2013 (aged 84)
ResidenceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFounder of Kalnirnay
Parent(s)Shivram Salgaonkar
Jayant Salgaonkar (1 February 1929 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian businessman, historian, scholar, and writer. He was the founder of Kalnirnay.[1]

Education and career[edit]

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.[citation needed] Kalnirnay is a yearly almanac of all religions containing details of auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Farsi, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindu and others.[2] 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[edit]

  • Sundarmath - ‘सुंदरमठ’ (समर्थ रामदासस्वामींच्या जीवनावरील कादंबरी )
  • Deva tuchi Ganeshu - ‘देवा तूचि गणेशु’(श्रीगणेश दैवताचा इतिहास आणि स्वरुप, तसेच समाजजीवनावरील त्याचा प्रभाव याचा अभ्यासपूर्ण आढावा.)
  • Dharma-Shatriy Nirnay -‘धर्म-शास्त्रीय निर्णय’ या ग्रंथाचे संपादन व लेखन
  • Kalnirnay- ‘कालनिर्णय’ या मराठी, इंग्रजी, गुजराथी, हिंदी, कानडी, तामिळ, बंगाली, तेलगू, मल्याळम भाषेतून निघणार्‍या वार्षिक नियतकालिकाचे संस्थापक-संपादक.
  • Panchang - ‘पंचाग’ या क्षेत्रात सुलभता आणि शास्त्रशुद्धता आणण्याचे यशस्वी प्रयत्न. पंचांगाचा परंपरागत साचा बदलून नवीन स्वरुपात संपादन.
  • Devachiye Dwati - ‘देवाचिये द्वारी’ (धार्मिक, पारमार्थिक अशा स्वरुपाचे लिखाण संत वाड्:मयाच्या आधाराने १९२५ मध्ये ३०९ लेखांचा संग्रह) पुढे त्याचे अनेक खंड
  • Ganadhish jo Ish - ‘गणाधीश जो ईश’(श्रीगणेशावरील लेख व मुलाखती वृत्तपत्रांतून प्रसिध्द झालेल्या लेखांचा संग्रह)
  • Rastyvarache Dive - ‘रस्त्यावरचे दिवे’ (आयुष्यात घडलेल्या, अनुभवाला आलेल्या, तसेच कुणाकडून तरी समजलेल्या प्रत्यक्ष घटनांवर आधारित लेखांचा संग्रह)

Personal life[edit]

He left behind his wife and three sons and grandchildren.

Death[edit]

Jyotirbhaskar Jayant Salgaonkar died in the Hinduja hospital in Mumbai after a brief illness.[5]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • Jyotirbhasakr by Sakeshwar Vidhyapeeth
  • Jyotishalankar by Mumbai Jyotirvidyalay
  • Jyotimartand in Pune Jyotish Sammelan
  • D.Lt. by Maharashtra Jyotish Vidyapeeth
  • Vaidik Puraskar at Nasik by Shivparvati Pratishthan
  • Lifetime Achievement award by Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad
  • Samarth Sant Seva Puraskar by Samarath Seva Mandal, Sajjangad

Re

Kalnirnay

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Kalnirnay (Sumangal Press)
private company
IndustryAlmanac
Founded1973
FounderJayantrao Salgaonkar[1][2]
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra,India
Revenue₹550 million(US$8.1 million)
Number of employees
150
WebsiteOfficial Website
Kalnirnay (translation in Marathi : timely decision) is a popular calmanac (Calendar +Almanac) used in India. As per the Audit Bureau of Circulation (India), it is the world’s largest selling publication, with a circulation of 1,81,87,168 copies[3]

History[edit]

Kalnirnay was founded in 1973 by Jayantrao Salgaonkar, an astrologer from the Konkan belt of Maharashtra.[4] It initially started as a hand-printed almanac for Marathi subscribers. The first issue was sold to 10,000 subscribers. It gradually grew to become the largest selling[5] publication in the world, with around 19 million copies being sold annually.
Its website was launched in 1996, its desktop e-version (e-kalnirnay) was subsequently launched, and it is now available as an android and iOS application.

Publication and Contents[edit]

Kalnirnay is published annually, by Sumangal Publishing, as a calendar almanac for all Indian religions.[6] It contains auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Jews are mentioned in detail. It also provides useful information about Daily Panchang, Shubh Vivah Muhurat, Sankashti Chauturthi Chandroday Timing, Daily Sun Rise – Moon Rise Timings, Monthly Astrological Predictions for all Zodiac Signs, etc. It is published in seven languages - English, Marathi,Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, with marathi accounting for the bulk of its readers.[7]

In addition to dates and times of religious and cultural relevance, each issue also contains articles on topics such as health, food and beauty.[8]

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