A. H. Salunkhe is a Marathi author, scholar and social activist related to

Satya Shodhak Samaj Satyashodhak Samaj (''Truth-seekers' Society'') was a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873. It espoused a mission of education and increased social rights and political access for underprivile ...

and to the Shivdharma movement. He was the president of Maharashtra State Cultural Policy, 2010. Born in a small farmer family at Khadewadi in

Sangli Sangli () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks o ...

district, he completed his graduation from Shivaji Vidyapeeth with a doctorate in Sanskrit. He worked as a Head of Department at a college in Satara. He was art faculty dean at the Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Salunkhe was awarded the Bhai Madhavrao Bagal award in 2007, instituted by the Madhavraoji Bagal Vidhyapeeth, Kolhapur.

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Marathi-language writers People from Satara district Living people Shivaji University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-writer-stub