कांचनकण

by Shivaji Sawant

`Kanchan` in Marathi means gold. This collection is named so as it consists of many gold moments woven together in the artistic style by Shivaji Sawant. He touches very gently the tenderest and peculiar moments of the lives of Chaatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and first Bajirao Peshwa. He is also blessed by some of the prominent Maharashtrians like Acharya Atre, Anna alias G.D.Madgulkar and the great musician Vasant Desai. Somewhere the author has succeeded in bringing forth the life-style of the people`s man, Bhai Manohar Kotwal, who gave a new dimension to the fight of the dock workers. The articles based on Dnyaneshwar are the most salient feature of this collection. One must enjoy them in a peaceful surrounding. The readers will surely be tempted to store these golden moments in their treasury साहित्याला ‘कांचनाचं’ म्हणजे सोन्याचं मोल देणार्या शिवाजी सावंत (‘मृत्युंजय’कार) यांच्या विविध ललित लेखांचा हा भावसंच- खास त्यांच्या लेखनशैलीतील. अभिजात मराठी भाषेची जागोजाग भेट घडविणारा. या संचात छत्रपती शिवराय व वीर थोरले बाजीराव पेशवे यांच्या विक्रमी, तशाच भावसमृद्ध जीवनाच्या तळवटाला केलेला हळुवार स्पर्श भेटेल. आचार्य अत्रे, अण्णा (ग. दि. मा.) व अमरकीर्त, थोर संगीतकार वसंत देसाई यांचे त्यांना लाभले अनमोल आशीर्वाद दिसतील. तसेच, एरवी दुर्लक्षित गोदी कामगाराला सच्चा जीवनार्थ प्राप्त करून देणारे झुंझार व लढाऊ नेते भाई मनोहर कोतवाल या

116 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

After extensive research 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's life.