Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar

Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar is an Indian writer, art critic, museologist and a former director of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, erstwhile Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai. He is credited with the restoration of Lakshmibai Pitre Kalasangrahalaya, a museum in Devrukh, Maharashtra to its present state. Born in 1933 and brought up in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Gorakshkar is the author of several books and articles such as:

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