1956
Born at Bidar, Karnataka
Born on 5 August 1956 at Bidar in Karnataka; maiden name Sulabha Madhukarrao Bhatambrekar.
To live is to lovefrom her essay collection of the same name
The collected life & work of
Shrutishree
Vadgabalkar
Prof. Dr.Marathi Author · Literary Critic · Poet
née Sulabha M. Bhatambrekar · Solapur, Maharashtra
Begin
53
Published books
35+
Awards & honours
30
Years of teaching
7
Ph.D. scholars guided
Chapter One
A Literary Philosophy
Five decades of writing return, again and again, to three quiet convictions.
My pen, my journey — to go past the words and find the person.Literature is my life — in the author’s own words
Women’s Writing
A doctoral study of eighty-five years of Marathi women's autobiography (1910–1995), and the edited volumes that grew from it — a life spent listening for the voice that was always there and heard late.
Saint Literature
Two novels on the women of the saint tradition — Sant Bahenabai and the twelfth-century Akkamahadevi — carried thirteen state-level awards between them, and carried those lives to a new generation.
Teaching
Thirty years at A. R. Burla Mahila Mahavidyalaya, nine of them as Acting Principal. Speaking is an art, she writes; listening is a discipline.
Chapter Two
Selected Works
Fifty-three volumes across nine genres — novels, criticism, poetry, essays, plays and children's writing. A shelf of eight:
The complete library
8 of 44 volumes shown
Chapter Three
A Journey Through Time
Education
M.A. (Marathi), M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET
Schooling to the ninth standard at Nashik and thereafter at Parbhani; M.A. at Dayanand College, Latur; B.Ed. at the Government College of Education, Ambajogai; M.Ed., M.Phil., NET and Ph.D. at Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Teaching
A. R. Burla Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Solapur
Head of the Marathi department and Associate Professor; Acting Principal for nine years; thirty years of teaching in all.
Guidance
Seven Ph.D. and two M.Phil. students guided
Recognised research guide for M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Marathi at P.A.H. Solapur University.
Chapter Four
Honours & Recognition
Two novels swept a season between them. Behind them stand thirty-five citations for writing and for teaching.
7
state-level awards
Devalasi Sant Bahenabai
देवलसी संत बहेणाबाई 6 state-level awardsMahayogini Akkamahadevi
महायोगिनी अक्कमहादेवी
2004
Savitribai Phule Educational Award
Solapur Municipal Corporation
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Shikshak-Ratna Award
Lokmangal Pratishthan, Solapur
2007
H. V. Inamdar Gaurav Award
Sahityapremi Bhagini Mandal, Pune
2008
Adarsh Shikshak (Ideal Teacher) Award
Lions Club of Solapur Central & Solapur District Social Work Committee
2014
Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil Sahitya Award
Pune Division Library Association
Chapter Six
In Her Own Voice
Interviews, poetry recitals and literary programmes for television and radio.
Chapter Seven
In Appreciation
You are an exemplary teacher and a writer of rare sensibility. Holding the work of writing to be a sacred service to Saraswati, you have published forty-nine separate volumes. Your work and your person carry the holy fragrance of tulsi, kewda and sandalwood.
Bharatmata Dnyanpeeth, Vita
From the felicitation citation — State Literary Award, 2025
Chapter Eight
Writings & Thoughts
From a lifetime of column-writing — selected pieces, in the author's own words.
5 March 2026
A School of Oratory: Thirty Years in the Classroom
The school of oratory — lessons from thirty years of teaching.
Read 10 February 2026The Woman's Voice in Saint Literature: From Bahenabai to Akkamahadevi
The woman's voice in saint literature — the inspiration behind two novels, from Bahenabai to Akkamahadevi.
Read 15 January 2026In Search of Women's Autobiographies: The Story of a Study
In search of women's autobiographies — the story of a doctoral study spanning 1910 to 1995.
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