Shankar Vaman Dandekar

Shankar Vaman Dandekar (Devanagari: शंकर वामन दांडेकर)(1896-1969) was a philosopher and educationist from Maharashtra, India. He was commonly known as Sonopant Dandekar (सोनोपंत दांडेकर).

He was an important interpreter of Warkari Bhakti Sampraday in Maharashtra.

He served as a professor of philosophy and the principal of Sir Parshurambhau College in Pune for many years.

He edited and published several Hindu religious texts in Sanskrit and Marathi languages.