Marathi poet and Sahitya Akademi awardwinner, Manik Godghate passed away in Pune on 26 March 2012 after battling liver cancer for a year. He was popularly known by his pen name Grace and it was the ambiguity in his poetry that caught the imagination of his readers.
Grace was born on 10 May 1937 in Nagpur. He rose to prominence with his very first book Sandhyakalchya Kavita. It was published by Popular Prakashan in 1967 under their project Nave Kavi- Navi Kavita. Nave Kavi- Navi Kavita aimed to encourage new poets. The book had won the state government’s Kavi Keshavsut Award.
Grace who served as lecturer in Nagpur remained undeterred by critics who called his work obscure. Churchbell, Chandramadhavi Che Pradesh, and Sanjbhayachya Sajani are some of his famous works. Sandhyakalchya Kavita, Chandramadhavichya Pradeshat and Sandhyaparvatil Vaishnavi were his three popular books of poetry.
He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi for his prose collection Waryane Halte Raan in February 2012.
Olya Veluchi Basri released in January 2012 was his last book that.
Grace was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi award for his prose writing 'Varyane Halate Ran'.
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