Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar Explained

Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar
Birth Date:31 May 1933
Birth Place:Maharashtra, India
Death Place:Maharashtra, India
Occupation: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.

Birth

He was born on 31 May 1933[3] [4] and brought up in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Works

Gorakshkar was the author of several books and articles[7] such as:

Awards

Gorakshkar was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[12]

Death

He died on 13 July 2019 in Maharashtra and last rites were conducted in Vasind.[13]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who's who in India. July 15, 1986. Guide Publications.. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Worldcat Profile . Worldcat . 2015 . February 13, 2015.
  3. Web site: Listing on University of Chicago, Library Catalog . University of Chicago . 2015 . February 13, 2015 . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213112807/https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/alphabrowse/results?source=author&from=Sada%CC%84s%CC%81iva,%20active%2017th%20century&page=-1 . dead .
  4. Web site: ABES Listing . ABES . 2015 . February 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya . The Hindu . 24 May 2014 . February 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: Devrukh Museum . Devrukh Museum . 2015 . February 13, 2015 . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213123552/http://www.devrukhmuseum.org/contact.html . dead .
  7. Sculptural Activity of the Gupta Period in Western India - Mirpur Khas, Devnimori, Kanheri The Golden Age: Gupta Art Empire, Province and Influence . Gorakshkar, Sadashiv . Marg . 42 . 3 . 81–84.
  8. Book: Raj Bhavans in Maharashtra . Directorate General of Information & Public Relations . Sadashiv Gorakshkar . 2002 . 243776792.
  9. Book: Animal in Indian Art . Prince of Wales Museum of Western India . Sadashiv Gorakshkar . 1979 . 13610263.
  10. Book: The Maritime Heritage of India . Western Naval Command . Sadashiv Gorakshkar, Kalpana Desai . 1989 . 22595574.
  11. Book: Karle Caves of Western India . Tata Services . Sadashiv Gorakshkar . 1977 . 236137093.
  12. Web site: Padma Awards . Padma Awards . 2015 . February 6, 2015.
  13. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/sadashiv-gorakshkar-founding-father-of-mumbais-heritage-movement-passes-away-at-86/articleshow/70209072.cms Sadashiv Gorakshkar, founding father of Mumbai's heritage movement passes away at 86

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