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Shankar Damodar Pendse (1897 - 1974) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
He chaired Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Pandharpur in 1955.
The following are Pendse's major works:
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Dô. Śã. Dā. Ṗeṇḍase Gaurava-Grantha - Arthāta Sant Sāhitya Saṃskr̥tī (in Marathi) edited by Achyut Narayan Deshpande