History
Name in Full: Vedmoortee Vinayak Seetaram Athalye.
Address:1876, Sambhaji Nagar, Nachane-Salvi Stop Road,
Near Agashe’s Shop, Ratnagiri – 415639 Phone: (02352) 231458
Date of Birth: 1st February, 1914.
Birth Place:At/Post Bhadkambe, Taluka-Sangmeshwar, District-Ratnagiri (Maharashtra State)
Ghanat Degree with DashGranthi in Rugveda shakal branch. Studied at different places under the guidance of different authorities in Vedic Studies from 1924 to 1940.
Vedmoortee Narsimhabhatta Kanitkar at sakharapa
Vedmoortee Mahadeobhatta Purohit at Malkapur
Vedmoortee Kashinathbhatta Kelker at Sangli.
Educational Background
Distinguishing Achievements at Exams
A) Exam held by Vedshastrotejak Sabha, Pune.
B) Shravanmas Dakshin Pariksha, Baroda(Vadodara)Gujarath.
C) Gargeguru Vidyapeeth, Pandharpur.
D) All India Ved competition held by Ambaji Deosthan, Gujarath
Teaching Experience
A) 25 years at Vedpathshala, Ganpati sansthan, Sangli from 1947 to 1972.
B) 16 years at Vedpathshala, Ratnagiri from 1973 to 1989.
Ved Parayane (reiterations)
A) Ghana Parayane – Sangli 1952, Solapur 1952, Mumbai 1957, Kolhapur 1962, Miraj 1970, Pune 1971.
B) Jala Parayane – (i) Solapur, (ii) Barshi, (iii) Nanded.
C) DashGranthi Parayane – About 20 to 25.
Participation in different Vedic Programmes like Swahakar: Has participated in about 100 to 125 Sanheeta Swahakar Programmes.
Honours & Rewards
A) Honoured by Hon. Governor & Education Minister of Maharashtra in 1970 with cash of Rs. 5000/-
B) Was honoured by Jagatguru Shankaracharya of Shringeri Sharapeeth in 1971 at Pune with the purse of Rs. 5000/- and Maharashtra. Was conferred upon the epithets (titles) ‘Vedic Martanda’ and ‘Vedic Shiromani’.
C) Received Dakshina and Suvarnakankan (Golden Bracelet) from Maharaja Kashi Naresh at Varanasi in 1974.
D) Maharshi Vedvyas Pratisthan of Alandi honoured with Vedvyas award and testimonial in 1996.
E) In February 1997, “Shri Deodeveshwar Sansthan, Parvati, Pune” bestowed upon a purse of Rs. 5000/-, Shawl, Testimonial and “Shrimant Nanasaheb Peshwe Award” (Religious and Spiritual)
F) The Central HRD Minister Hon. Murli Manohar Joshi, honoured with the reward of Rs. 10000/- and Mahavastra in August 2000, at Ujjain in “Akhil Bharatiya Vedic Vidwan Abhinandan” programme.
Unimpeded service to “Smartgni” since 1980 at his residence at Ratnagiri.