Background
He was born in Vadhode village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.
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Dattatraya Ganesh Godse
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He attended Morris College, Nagpur and Wilson College, Mumbai.
Career
He wrote almost exclusively in Marathi. He did his schooling in Saoner Nagpur. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marathi and English.
He was also trained in fine arts at Slade School of Fine Artist
He wrote an essay on Thomas Daniell"s 1790 painting of the Peshwa court at Pune. In the manner of the historians and critics Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade, Madhukar Vasudev Dhond, Godse wrote almost exclusively in Marathi.
Godse illustrated many books and magazines. He was theatre designer for over one hundred and seven plays.
He also was art director for three Marathi and two Hindi films.
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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.".
