Background
Shejwalkar was born in Kasheli, a village in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district.
Shejwalkar was born in Kasheli, a village in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district.
Later he completed a Bachelor of Arts at Wilson College, Mumbai.
He passed matriculation examination in 1911 from a school run by the Aryan education society. His first job was in military accounts department from May 1918 to June 1921. He worked in Deccan College from August 1939 until May 25, 1955.
Despite his retirement, he continued to work at Deccan College until his death.
He was associated with Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal from 1918 onwards. There he came in contact with other historians like Datto Vaman Potdar, Govind Sakharam Sardesai and Dattopant Apte.
Shejwalkar was also the Reader of Maratha History at Deccan College from 1939-1955. Shejwalkar"s topics included historical, sociological and contemporary issues ranging from Vijayanagara Empire to Mahatma Gandhi, Marathi speaking poet-saints to decay of Brahminism and the work of Arnold J. Toynbee.
Shejwalkar claimed that he ghostwrote G South Sardesai"s book "Nanasaheb Peshwa".
His biggest regret at the time of his death was that he could not complete the biography of Shivaji. Third Battle of Panipat Shejwalkar was the first historian to study the Third Battle of Panipat in great detail, personally traveling to all places relevant to the battle. He argues that the battle was fought to save the Mughal Empire and that the Marathas were sacrificed for the cause of Timur"s successors.
He further argues that if Jawaharlal Nehru had shown willingness for similar sacrifice, India may not have been divided in 1947.
"Tryambak Shankar ShejwalkarNivadak Lekhsangrah" by T South Shejwalkar (collectionH V Mote, IntroductionG Doctorate Khanolkar) 1977 (Marathi) Panipat 1761: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1946 Nagpur Affairs, Participant I: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1954 Nagpur Affairs, Participant II: Deccan College Publication, Pune 1959 Panipat 1761: Joshi Ani Lokhande Prakashan, Pune, 1961 (Marathi) Dattopant Apte-Vyakti Darshan, 1945 (Marathi) Nijam-Peshwe Sambandh, 1959 (Marathi) Kokanchya Itihasachi Parshvabhumi, 1961 (Marathi) Shiv Chhatrapati: Sankalpit Shivcharitrachi Prastavana, Arakhada va sadhane, 1964 (Marathi).