Shanta Janardan Shelke (12 October 1922 – 6 June 2002) was an Indian poet and writer in the Marathi language.

Some of her compositions were noted either as stand-alone poetic works or as songs sung Shanta Shelke was born in Indapur, Pune.

[citation needed] She spent 5 years working as assistant editor of the weekly Navyug run by Acharya Atre.

[citation needed] During her working career in Mumbai, she also served in Shanta Shelke contributed to Marathi literature in the form of poems, stories, novels, character sketches, interviews, critiques, and introductions.

Her initial songs captured the imagination of her audience and made her a household name: Some of her memorable creations are: Music composer Kaushal Inamdar composed an entire album of her songs called 'Shubhra Kalya Moothbhar' when Shanta Shelke was elected President of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in 1996.