Shankar Vaman Dandekar  Shankar Vaman Dandekar also known as Sonopant Dandekar (1895 - 1968) was a philosopher and educationist from Maharashtra, India. He was an important interpreter of Warkari "Bhakti Sampraday" in Maharashtra. He served as a professor of philosophy and the principal of Sir Parashurambhau College in Pune for many years. He edited and published several Hindu religious texts in Sanskrit and Marathi languages.