Career
He was originally from Amravati. He wrote novel Jhanjhawat (झंझावात ) and the following musical plays:
Suvarna Tula (सुवर्णतुला) (1960)
Panditraj Jagannath (पंडितराज जगन्नाथ) (1960)
Mandarmala (मंदारमाला) (1963)
Madanachi Manjiri (मदनाची मंजिरी) (1965)
Jai Jai Gauri Shankar (जय जय गौरीशंकर)
Bawannkhani (बावन्नखणी)
He formed Ranga Sharada Pratishthan (रंगशारदा प्रतिष्ठान) to stage the above plays. He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Satara in 1993.
He had represented Mumbai North Central in 9th Lok Sabha in 1989-1991 as Shiv Sena candidate.
Gokhale"s grandson, Omkar Dadarkar, was among the upcoming singers in the early 2010s.
