Shanta Shelke was a renowned Marathi poet, journalist, professor and composer from India. Some of her notable works included the novels Punarjanma and Dharma, which focused on problems faced by Indian women. The document discusses her biography, highlighting that she was born in 1992 and passed away in 2002 at the age of 50. It also notes that while people may assume those past 50 are old, Shelke was still actively writing and working past that age.