Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
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Dattatraya Ganesh Godse (1914–1992) was an India
n historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theater and costume designer, and illustrator. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
in 1988.
Godse wrote on a wide range of subjects: Historical personalities like Shivaji, Mastani
, and Ramdas
; literature; plays; architecture; sculpture; and art, including Buddhist art
. He wrote an essay on Thomas Daniell
's painting of the Peshwa
court at Pune
in 1790.
In the manner of historians and critics Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
, Madhukar Vasudev Dhond, Godse wrote almost exclusively in Marathi
.
Ashok R. Kelkar, a scholar in linguistics, literature, and semiotics, commented that Godse's work is "a body of important, if controversial, work in art history from the vitalist point of view." He added that Godse's decision to write in Marathi was "fortunate in so far as it was instrumental in bringing art history home to the Marathi reader."
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theater and costume designer, and illustrator. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
in 1988.
Godse wrote on a wide range of subjects: Historical personalities like Shivaji, Mastani
Mastani
Mastani was the wife of Peshwa Baji Rao I , an Indian general and prime minister to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati Shahuji. She is said to have been a beautiful and brave woman.-Biography:...
, and Ramdas
Ramdas
Ramdas or Ram Das may refer to:*S. A. Ramadass, a MLA from Karnataka, India*Samarth Ramdas or Samartha Ramdas Swami, a 17th-century Hindu saint from Maharashtra, who was a devotee of Lord Rama and the spiritual guru of Maratha king Shivaji*Ramadasu, a 17th-century Hindu devotee from Andhra...
; literature; plays; architecture; sculpture; and art, including Buddhist art
Buddhist art
Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama, 6th to 5th century BC, and thereafter evolved by contact with other cultures as it spread throughout Asia and the world....
. He wrote an essay on Thomas Daniell
Thomas Daniell
Thomas Daniell was an English landscape painter.-Life:Thomas Daniell was born in 1749 at the Chertsey inn, kept by his father, and was apprenticed to an heraldic painter. Daniell, however, was animated with a love of the romantic and beautiful in architecture and nature. Up to 1784, he painted...
's painting of the Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
court at Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
in 1790.
In the manner of historians and critics Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade , popularly known as Itihasacharya Rajwade, was an eminent historian, scholar, writer, commentator and orator from Maharashtra...
, Madhukar Vasudev Dhond, Godse wrote almost exclusively in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
.
Ashok R. Kelkar, a scholar in linguistics, literature, and semiotics, commented that Godse's work is "a body of important, if controversial, work in art history from the vitalist point of view." He added that Godse's decision to write in Marathi was "fortunate in so far as it was instrumental in bringing art history home to the Marathi reader."
Authorship
- Vada-Savada Ani Nishada Sama (2003) (Coauthored with M.V. RajadhyakshaM.V. RajadhyakshaMangesh Vitthal Rajadhyaksha was a Marathi writer and critic.He studied at Elphinstone College in Mumbai, where he won the prestigious Wordsworth Prize for the best student in English Literature....
) - Daphtanī दफ्तनी (1992)
- Nangi Asalele Phulapākharū नांगी असलेले फुलपाखरू (1989)
- Mastānī मस्तानी (1989)
- Ūrjāyana उर्जायन (1985)
- Mātāvala मातावळ (1981)
- Samande Talāśa समंदे तलाश (1981)
- Gatimānī गतिमानी (1976)
- Kālagangechyā Kāthī काळगंगेच्या काठी (1974)
- Shakti Saushthava शक्ती सौष्ठव (1972)
- Pota पोत (1963)
- Lokghati लोकघाटी
- Pratima प्रतिमा (translation)
- Shakuntala शाकुन्तल (Translation of AbhijñānaśākuntalamAbhijñānaśākuntalamAbhijñānashākuntala or Abhijñānaśākuntalam) , is a well-known Sanskrit play by Kālidāsa. Its date is uncertain, but Kalidasa is often placed in the period between the 1st century BCE and 4th century CE....
) - Song सोंग
- Sambhajiche Bhoot संभाजीचे भूत
- Kahi Kavadse काही कवडसे
- Essay on Dinanath Dalal: ‘The Genius from an Enchanted land’
Further reading
- "D.G. Godse Yanchi Kalamimansa" Author; Sarojini Vaidya (Marathi) "द. ग. गोडसे यांची कलामीमांसा" लेखिका: सरोजिनी वैद्य
External links
- Books Authored by Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
- Books that reference Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
- Books that reference D G Godse
- Indian Writing Today edited by Bombay Centre for Indian writers
- Creative pasts By Prachi Deshpande
- Rasa: Theatre and cinema By Bimal Mukherjee, Sunil Kothari, Ananda Lal, Chidananda Das Gupta
- Indian literature By Sahitya Akademi
- Indian publishing in the seventies By Bijaẏa Kumāra Dāśa, National Book Trust
- New directions in the Marathi theatre By Jnaneshvar Ganpat Nadkarni
- Ellora Caves, sculptures and architecture By Ratan Parimoo, Deepak Kannal, Shivaji Panikkar
- Mahabharata in performance By Manohar Laxman Varadpande
- Contemporary Marathi literature By V. R. Kanadey
- Husain, riding the lightning By Dnyaneshwar Nadkarni
- Modern thought and contemporary literary trends By B. Narsing Rao, Qadīr Zamān̲
- The Goa Hindu Association
- Commentary on some of Godse's Work