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{{Short description|Indian philosopher (born 1957)}}
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|name = Dhanashree Shreenivas Talwalkar
धनश्री श्रीनिवास तळवलकर
ધનશ્રી શ્રીનિવાસ તલવલકર
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|father =[[Pandurang Shastri Athavale]]
|birth_name = Jayshree Athavale
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|known for = [[Spiritual leader]], [[philosopher]]
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'''Dhanashree Talwalkar''' (née '''Jayshree Athavale''') also known as ''Didiji'' (affectionately), which literally translates as elder sister in [[Hindi language|Hindi]], is an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, [[social reform]]er.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050106152335/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/03/stories/2004120314990300.htm In Trichi Today]. The Hindu, 3 December 2004</ref> She has represented [[Swadhyay Parivar|Swadhyay]] and [[Indian philosophy]] at different conferences.<ref>[https://www.santegidio.org/pageID/5373/langID/en/orator/496/Didi_Talwalkar.html]. Didi at world summit, Peace is the future, Antwerp 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.worldsreligionsafter911.com/pdf/Didi's%20biography.pdf Conference World Religions After 9/11] Biography of Jayshree Talwalkar</ref><ref>[http://www.ethicseducationforchildren.org/en/council/mission/talwalkar.html Ethics Education For Children] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914011709/http://www.ethicseducationforchildren.org/en/council/mission/talwalkar.html |date=14 September 2009 }} Council member profile of Jayshree Talwalkar</ref>

Dhanashree Talwalkar is the daughter and spiritual heir of [[Pandurang Shastri Athavale]] (Dadaji), a philosopher, social scientist, and founder of the Swadhyay (pronounced ‘swaadhyaay’) Parivar (meaning family). She is the leader of '''“Silent but Singing”''' Swadhyay movement. At the age of 20, she conducted the first “Geetatrayah” – a three-day overview of Bhagvad Geeta - reciting, translating and explaining applied philosophy of "Bhagvad Geeta - Divine Song of the Lord Krishna". Since then, she has conducted numerous Geetatrayah. She was awarded the Lokshikshak Award by Apte Guruji Smarak Trust. In 2002, she spoke at a symposium organized by the New York-based World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), and was the only invitee to represent Hinduism to speak at the World Conference on Peace, organized by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue.

==Personal life==
She was married to Shrinivas Talwalkar (Raosaheb) (died 18 January 2021).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/national/news/death-of-srinivasa-talwalkar-husband-of-dhanshree-talwalkar-didi-associated-with-swadhyay-family-128139727.html|date=2021-01-19|title=અવસાન:જયશ્રી દીદીના પતિ શ્રીનિવાસ તળવલકરનું 72 વર્ષની વયે અવસાન, સ્વાધ્યાય પરિવાર શોકમગ્ન|publisher=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref>

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