Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 July 2019 Maharashtra, India | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | writer, historian, museologist and art critic |
Awards | Padma Shri ( 2003) |
Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar (31 May 1933 [1] – 13 July 2019) was an Indian writer, [2] [3] [4] art critic, historian, museologist [5] and a director of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, erstwhile Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai. He is credited with the restoration of Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya, [6] a museum in Devrukh, Maharashtra to its present state. [5]
He was born on 31 May 1933 [3] [4] and brought up in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Gorakshkar was the author of several books and articles [7] such as:
Gorakshkar was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. [12]
He died on 13 July 2019 in Maharashtra and last rites were conducted in Vasind. [13]
Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 July 2019 Maharashtra, India | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | writer, historian, museologist and art critic |
Awards | Padma Shri ( 2003) |
Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar (31 May 1933 [1] – 13 July 2019) was an Indian writer, [2] [3] [4] art critic, historian, museologist [5] and a director of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, erstwhile Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai. He is credited with the restoration of Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya, [6] a museum in Devrukh, Maharashtra to its present state. [5]
He was born on 31 May 1933 [3] [4] and brought up in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Gorakshkar was the author of several books and articles [7] such as:
Gorakshkar was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. [12]
He died on 13 July 2019 in Maharashtra and last rites were conducted in Vasind. [13]