he was born in 1929 in malvan in sindhudurga district of maharashtra. salgaonkar did his schooling till the 10th grade. he has been interested in astrology since his childhood. in 1973, he founded "kalnirnay", a yearly almanac of all religions providing simplified information about the panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. he sold over 10 million copies in nine languages. he was the pioneer of the daily horoscope and the daily crossword in the marathi language newspaper.