who is appointed as the new chairperson of the lalit kala academy
Renuka Kesaramadu


group exhibitions have included those at Values Gallery and Lalit Kala Academy in Chennai, Artist Center, Nehru Art Center and Museum Gallery in Mumbai, Art Mall in New Delhi, Sristi Art Gallery in Hyderabad, and one in Bijapur. Her works have been selected for participation in several competitions, including those by Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Karnataka Shilpa Kala Academy, All India Art Competition at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, 'Prints Today' by Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, one by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society – New Delhi,
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List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows


The Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, also, Lalit Kala Akademi "Ratna" (Sanskrit "ratna", "gem") is an honour for the fine arts in India, given to eminent artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of visual arts. It is awarded by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, it is the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Government of India. The ‘Fellow,’ carries a purse-money of Rs.25,000/-, a citation and a plaque.
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Manjot Kaur


of Art), Chandigarh, India, 2018; Sohan Qadri Fellowship, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India 2017; Professional and Student Category Annual Award, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India, 2017 and 2012, respectively and Scholarship to Young Artists, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India in 2011 . She was chosen by Hindustan Times as one of the Top 30 under 30 young achievers in 2017. She
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Akbar Padamsee


" was sold for US$1,426,500 at Sotheby's in New York on 25 March 2011. He was awarded the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (Lalit Kala Ratna) by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Arts, in 1962, the Kalidas Samman from the Madhya Pradesh Government in 1997 for "Plastic Arts" and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour in 2010. Padamsee was born into a traditional Khoja Muslim family hailing from the Kutch region of Gujarat. Their ancestors had belonged to the "charan
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Jibeswar Baruah


the sectretary of the state Lalit Kala Academy. Art classes were continued in two of the first floor's three rooms. After Baruah's demise Lalit Kala Academy separated from the school of art and moved to Santipur into a rented house ghag became known as Government College of Arts and Crafts Assam. The Government College of Art and Crafts was there until 2005. Later it was moved to its own land and building in Basistha. In 1958, it held its first National exhibition in Delhi. Lalit Kala Academy organized another exhibition at
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Lalit Kala Akademi


The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's national academy of fine arts. It is an autonomous organisation, established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country. LKA provides scholarships and a fellow program, and sponsors and organises exhibitions in India and overseas. It publishes a bilingual journal. It is funded by the Union Ministry of Culture. Its headquarters are at Ravindra Bhawan, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi. In April 2015,
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Bholekar Srihari


Poland, Germany, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore Chennai, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Amritsar, Raipur, Baroda and took part in Art Conference National Academy of Fine Arts, International Arts Conference Lalit Kala Academy 3rd Triennale, New Delhi World Telugu Conference and Artiste Conference A.P. State Lalit Kala Academy Hyderabad. Bholekar came from a small village called Bollakpalli, on the banks of river Manjeera which is 5 kilometers away from Banswada in the Kamareddy district of Telangana State in India. He belonged to the Patlolla
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Diwan Manna


art since 1980 and exhibiting in India and other parts of the globe since 1986 including UK, Germany, France, Poland, Italy and India. He has held responsible positions as honorary head of art institutions. He is the President of Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art) since October 2016. Previously, he was director Triennale India, India's only Triennale which is being held since 1968 (organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi, National Academy of Art) and served as Chairman, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
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Group 1890


, New Delhi, Art Society of India, Bombay, Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Bombay, Kunika Art Centre, New Delhi, Vastu Shilpa, Ahmedadad/ Also in private collections in London, Paris, Tokyo, Philippines, and Germany. had several prizes and scholarships including National Awards in 1957 and 1963 from the Lalit Kala Academy. was a Reader in Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda University and Graphic Designer, National Institute for Industrial Design, Ahmedabad and Reader in
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Narayan Shridhar Bendre


. After he resigned from Baroda in 1966, Bendre experimented with his version of pointillism and held shows in Bombay every alternate year. He was awarded the Padam Shri in 1969. He was elected to chair the International Jury at the Second Triennale in New Delhi in 1971 and as fellow of the Lalit Kala Academi in 1974. His career was recognised further with a retrospective exhibition at the Lalit kala Academi in 1974, the Aban-Gagan Award from Viswa Bharati University in 1984, and the Kalidas Samman in 1984. He continued
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K. M. Adimoolam


mid-Sixties and has done a number of illustrations, book covers, and layouts. A recipient of prestigious awards from Lalit Kala Akademi (Chennai), Chitrakala Parishat (Bangalore), Bombay Art Society, Hyderabad Art Society, Academy of Fine Arts (Kolkata), besides the National Award from Lalit Kala Akademi (New Delhi), Adimoolam has served as a jury member for the National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi, and Bombay Art Society's Annual All India Art Exhibition. He was the Commissioner for the Indian
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Shiv Singh


for working mainly with iron and sometimes wood, Shiv Singh’s creations are placed at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; National Academy of Art (Lalit Kala Akademi) New Delhi; Chandigarh Museum; Panjab University Museum; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana; State Museum, Shimla; Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen; Glaub Art Museum, Koln (Germany) and Haryana State Tourism (Tourist Resort) besides at many public spaces. Shiv Singh was the chairman of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi from 1999 to 2005 and was also
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K. Shankar Pillai


of India released two postal stamps in 1991, depicting two of his cartoons. He was a member of Kerala Lalit Kala Academy. He also published an autobiographical work, 'Life with my Grandfather'in 1965, a Children's Book Trust publication. In 2002, 'A Symphony of Dreams', an exhibition to commemorate his birth centenary year, was organised at the Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi. In May 2012, a cartoon of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar sketched by him in 1949 caused "furor" in Indian Parliament, in reaction
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Group 1890


: Lalit Kala Academi and the National Gallery of Modern Art. Founding member, Baroda Group. Born 1927; studied under Shri Ravi Shankar from 1942-1945; worked as freelance artist painting portraits till 1956 when he joined the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Baroda as a not-collegiate student and studied under Prof. Bender; participated in all major national exhibitions including the exhibitions organised by the Lalit Kala Academy; solo show in Bombay, 1959; member, Progressive Painters, Ahmedabad and Baroda Group of Artists; was a
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Jibeswar Baruah


Guwahati, headed by Baruah. The exhibition took place at Ambari cottage emporium. In 1962, Lalit Kala Academy organized another exhibition at Shilong, headed by Baruah as the school secretary. In that exhibition Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal exhibied. Sanyal was then sectary of Delhi Lalit Kala Academi. He organized an art exhibition at the request of Humayun Kabir, then Minister of Education and Scientific Research, Govt. of India. Exhibits were collected from living artist and art students and included works from teachers and students. Filmmaker Satyajit Ray visited the
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V. Anamika


, Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship for Young Artist(2001)., All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Collaborating with Lalit Kala Akademi (1997)., Regional Art Exhibition Chitra Kala Samsed (1996), Machilapatnam, Andhra Pradesh., Arrikamedu Art Academy 4th South Zone Level Art Exhibition Committee, Pondicherry(1996) and the Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu Award (1995, 1997, 1998). She started her teaching career as a lecturer of Art for five years for Teacher trainees at the Church Park Teachers Training Institute, Chennai, in 2000-
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Shashikala Kakodkar


Kala Academy. She was the Chairperson, Goa, Daman and Diu Industrial Development Corporation; Chairperson, Goa, Daman and Diu State Sports Council; Chairperson, Goa Cancer Society; President, Red Cross Committee (Goa Branch) and the Working President of the Marathi Bhavan Nirman Committee. In October 1998, Kakodkar was appointed the Chairperson of the Goa Bal Bhavan. From 1991 to 1992, Kakodkar also served as the Chairperson of the Committee on Petitions and a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
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Jagdeep Smart


at Nathdwara. He had developed the fine arts and interior design courses for Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) during the last three years. He had won several awards for his work including, Kalidas Academy Award, Ujjain and three Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi awards, award for painting by UNICEF, an award from Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy in the Best Drawing Artist category, and an Outstanding Personality in the Field of Fine Arts Award by the Giant Group of Greater Surat. He did several shows across India including a one
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Bikash Bhattacharjee


Bikash Bhattacharjee (21 June 1940 – 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata. He worked in oils, acrylics, water-colours, conté and collage. In 2003, he was awarded the highest award of Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Arts, the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship. Bhattacharjee was
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Amarnath Sehgal


Ramayana" and "Mahabharata", as "tribute to Rishi Valmiki and Rishi Vyasa" was inaugurated by then President A P J Abdul Kalam at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts . The Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, in 1993, awarded him the 1993, awarded the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Government of India. He had a close to the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and subsequently the Nehru–Gandhi family. He died on
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Jamini Roy


Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, the third highest award a civilian can be given. In 1955, he was made the first Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, Government of India. In 1976, the Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India declared his works among the "Nine Masters" whose work, to be henceforth considered "to be art treasures, having regard to
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B. C. Sanyal


", which depicts Mahatma Gandhi with a Hindu and a Muslim child. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984, and India's highest award in visual arts, the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement by Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Fine Arts in 1980. Born in 1902 in Dhubri in a Bengali Family, he witnessed the Partition of Bengal in 1905, while still a child. Though tragedy struck early, when he lost his father at six-year, and was brought up by his
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Government College of Art & Crafts Assam


Government. After few bad patches it moved to a rented house in Panbazar. It was a time when art was almost a taboo for the high or middle-class families to be taken it seriously. The grant was subsequently increased to Rs. 150.00. In 1959 it was further increased to Rs. 300.00 per month when it shared a portion of a two-storeyed building at Lakhtokia with the State Lalit Kala Akademi. Late Jibeswar Barua was also the Secretary of state Lalit Kala Academi. The art classes were continued at
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Ramkinkar Baij


sculptures are preserved and displayed at locations including Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Late Rani Chanda Collection & Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, H.K. Kejriwal Collection & Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi, Jane and Kito de Boer, Dubai, and the Delhi Art Gallery in New Delhi. A bronze bust of Rabindranath Tagore made by Baij was placed in 1984 at an outdoor monument in Balatonfüred, Hungary, on a
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Renuka Kesaramadu


her art, along with a few awards for her service. Renuka's works have been exhibited in several solo art shows in Finland, Romania and India. In Finland, Galleries such as Magazine Gallery in Hovinkartano, Hauho, Taidegalleria Ripustus in Hämeenlinna and Caisa International Cultural Center in Helsinki have exhibited her paintings, along with Galeria Frunzetti in Bacău, Romania. In India, galleries hosting her solo exhibitions have included Lalit Kala Academy in Goa, Bajaj Art Gallery in Mumbai, Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai, Kalpa Kuncha Art Gallery
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C. L. Porinchukutty


Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikkara and later as Principal; there he was appointed as the head of institution of the erstwhile School of Arts and was invited to be the Project Officer for starting the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram. He retired as the Founder Principal of the College of Fine Arts in Thiruvananthapuram, and has been working since to promote art at various levels. He served as the Chairman of Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi from 1986 to 1988. After working as Secretary, Lalit Kala Akademi Delhi from 1989 to
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Balan Nambiar


Award in 1980 of Lalit Kala Academy (National Academy of Fine Arts) for his sculptures, Senior Fellowship of the India Ministry of Culture in 1982–83 and Nehru Fellowship of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in 1983–85 for academic research, Academy Fellowship of the Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy in 2005 for creative works, Pravasi Kalaratna Fellowship of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi in 2013 for painting. The Government of Kerala awarded him the 2014 "Raja Ravi Verma Puraskaram", the highest state award in the art category, in 2015. He has been chairman
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Ashok Vajpeyi


Akademi. He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006). His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish. After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011. After his retirement from IAS, he has lived in Delhi. On 7 October 2015 it was reported that Vajpeyi returned his
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship


proposal was reconsidered in the Conference on Art held in Kolkata in 1949, and two conferences, the Conference on Letters, and the Conference on Dance, Drama, and Music, were held in New Delhi in 1951. All three conferences were organized by the Government of India and recommended the establishment of three national academies: an Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama (Sangeet Natak Akademi), an Academy of Letters (Sahitya Akademi), and an Academy of Art (Lalit Kala Akademi). The Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Jaya Thyagarajan


various exhibits are the reproductions of some of the old Tanjore masterpieces. Her first Exhibition was at Kalakshetra school in 1980 followed by one in 1981. She has held successful Solo Exhibitions at Max Muller Bhavan in 1982 and Triveni Art Gallery in New Delhi in May 1992 and August 1993.She was asked to participate in Kala-Mela organized by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi in 1986. Jaya's paintings were selected for the Traditional Art exhibition held by the All India Fine arts and Crafts Society in 1989 and 2000. Her works have
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S. Nandagopal


of his works were in display. Nandagopal was married to Kala and the couple had a daughter, Pallavi. He died on April 14, 2017, at the age of 71, succumbing to a massive cardiac arrest, at his residence in Cholamandal Artists' Village. Nandagopal, who considered the noted sculptor, P. V. Jankiram, as his mentor, received his first major honour in the form of Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1970. This was followed by a number of awards which include another Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1978
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Pratiksha Apurv


, who inaugurated the exhibition, was full of praise for Pratiksha, who she said is multi-talented. " I feel honored to be here. All your paintings has spiritual fragrance and you seem to be surrounded by spirituality yourself." She said to Pratiksha. In one of her exhibition at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Pratiksha launched her Upanishad Collections. Former national Security advisor late Shri Brajesh Mishra inaugurated the show. Mishra said, "Pratiksha is depicting the life philosophy on the canvas and challenging the world to
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Sankho Chaudhuri


Arts and Diploma in Fine Arts from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1939. He was appointed as Reader at the Head of Department of Sculpture and later served as Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. He taught Fine Arts at the University of Dar-e-Salam Tanzania and also represented the country at the International Conferences in UNESCO, Paris and Venice. He was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1971; National Award and Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1956 & 1982; D.Litt
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Sankho Chaudhuri


of Dar-e-Salam Tanzania and also represented the country at the International Conferences in UNESCO, Paris and Venice. He was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1971; National Award and Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1956 & 1982; D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) by the Centro Escolar University, Philippines, 1974; Aban-Gohan Award by Visva Bharati University, 1981. He was the Ist Honorary Joint Secretary, Indian Sculptors Association, Mumbai. He was Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New
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Bhanumathi Ramakrishna


Nenu" was published in Telugu and later, released in English as Musings. Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy awarded her as the best short story writer for her popular short stories "Attagari Kathalu". She was a Member of Lalit Kala Academy for 5 years, and Sahitya Academy, Andhra Pradesh for 10 years. She served as Director and Principal of the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, She was an eminent social worker who was closely associated with a number of Social Service Organizations. She was the founder member and treasurer of Madras
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Richard Bartholomew


Rockefeller 3rd Award in 1970. He was appointed Commissioner of the Silver Jubilee of Indian Independence exhibition held in Washington DC in 1973 and travelled to UK in 1982 as a British Council Visitor and as Commissioner of the Festival of India Exhibition held in Britain in 1982, during which he co-curated the exhibition "Contemporary Indian Art" at the Royal Academy of Arts with Geeta Kapur and Akbar Padamsee. Bartholomew served as the Secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi from 1977 to 1985. Barely 58, Bartholomew died in 1985. He
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Pranava Prakash


". He had attempted to submit the painting for showings and was repeatedly rejected until its appearance in the AIFACS gallery in New Delhi. His painting "Goddess of Fifteen Minutes of fame" also received criticism for depicted Arundhati Roy, Osama Bin Laden, and Chairman Mao Zedong in the nude. Opinions on the work differed, with some seeing the work as creative expression while the painting prompted the Lalit Kala Academy to cancel a scheduled showing with him. The decision was protested by the group Socio Pop, who burnt a paint
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Prafulla Dahanukar


1960. The Institute was filled with luminaries who transformed the art and culture scene in India. The Government of France awarded her a scholarship to study fine art in Paris in 1961. Prafulla has served the cause of art and painting for all her life. She was a committee member of the Lalit Kala Academy in New Delhi from 1974 to 1979, and the President of Bombay Art Society for 6 years from 1993 to 1998. At present in Feb 2010 she continues to be the trustee of the Jehangir Art Gallery (for
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Anupam Sud


, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The Peabody Museum, U.S.A., and the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan. Anupam has often acknowledged her father's love for bodybuilding, Punjabi theatre, detective stories, her mother's appreciation for classical music and reading of the Upanishads as her major influences. She developed her skills as an artist under the mentorship of Somnath Hore in Delhi. She has won numerous national and international Awards from Lalit Kala Academy, President's Gold Medal, Kala Ratna, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Egyptian International
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Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty


Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty (in Bangla কল্যাণ কুমার চক্রবর্তী, Hindi कल्याण कुमार चक्रवर्ती) (born 2 September 1947) is an Indian historian, art historian, writer, action anthropologist, academician and administrator, known for his intercultural and cross-disciplinary research and activism. A retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the 1970 batch (retired 2007), he was appointed Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India’s federal fine arts academy, in 2013. He has authored significant books on archaeology, rock art
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Jayasri Burman


2010'Summer Show 2010', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata 2010 Annual Exhibition, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi 2008'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan 2004 Annual Exhibition, Art Musings, Mumbai 1991 Annual Exhibition of Graphics, Paintings and Sculptures, Gallery BF-­‐14, Kolkata 1987 International Triennale, Intergraphic, Germany 1986 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal 1983 - 85 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
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Sobha Brahma


the Bodo Sathitya Sabha, Kollol Gisthi of Nangoan, the Artist Guild of Guwahati, the State Bank of India and the Deputy Commissioner's Employees Association of Guwahati. In February 2000, he was artist-in-residence at the Lalit Kala Kendra, Kolkata. Sobha Brahma was a member of the Central Lalit Kala Akademi, the New Delhi and the Assam Textbook Production Corporation. He served as vice-chairman of the Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, Guwahati. Brahma was honored with the Assam Shilpi Dibash
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Government College of Art & Crafts Assam


. 300.00- and few belongings. After Jibeswar Baruah's sad demise, the Lalit Kala Akademi and the School of Art were separated; the assets belonging to the Lalit Kala were taken charge of by the new incumbent and those of the School of Art by his counterpart. It was a divided house and the owner of the building also declined to rent the house further. So, with a past which was not so palatable and the future or present equally uncertain, the School of Art was headed by Sobha Brahma, moved to
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Pratiksha Apurv


Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore,Dec 2008. 5. Solo Show -"Spiritual Odyssey" Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, Jan 2009. 6. Solo show- "Spiritual Odyssey" L&P Hutheesing Visual art centre, Ahmedabad, March 2010. 7. Solo Show- "Spiritual Odyssey" Allure Art gallery, Vadodara, April 2010. 8. Solo Show- "Reflections" Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi,Nov–Dec 2010. 9. Solo Show- "Reflections" ICCR, New Delhi,July 2011. 10. Solo Show-"Selected works of
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Dinanath Pathy


later in Visva-Bharati University. He worked as the arts and crafts curator in Odisha State Museum. He was the founder principal of Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar. Pathy was the secretary of Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi and president of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar. He worked with the Eberhard Fischer, former director of Emeritus, Rietberg Museum for over thirty years to promote the arts of Odisha globally. He was working as the chairman of Ila Panda Centre for Arts and director of Alice Boner
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Sahitya Kala Parishad


Minister of Delhi, remains the Chairperson of the Sahitya Kala Parishad. After, the establishment of Language Academies, like the Sahitya Akademi, its focus has been mainly on performing and visual arts. It has also set up two 'District Cultural Centres', one at Janakpuri and other in Vikaspuri (Bodella Village) in Delhi, the latter set up in collaboration with Delhi Public Library has two auditoria. 18-A, Satsang Vihar Marg, Spl. Institutional Area New Delhi-110067 The Parishad has over the year established several language academies to
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D. S. Kapoor


held until 2016. In the same year, he assumed the office of Officer on Special Duty at National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra. In 2014, with the slogan, "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (), Kapoor launched a national campaign called "Jai Kalakar" (). , he continues to serve as the president of "Kala Maitri", the GCA alumni association, which he founded, and is an honorary member of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy. Kapoor authored a coffee table book on the history of
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E.Kumaril Swamy


, Birla Museum, Russian Museum, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Ambassador of Korea, Govt. of Sri Lanka, Museum of Humor and Satire (Bulgaria), Sri Ghansham Das Birla, Hyderabad Museum, Lalit Kala Academy (A.P.), College of Art (Delhi), Salarjung museum (Hyderabad), Sangaria Museum (Jaipur), Shanti Niketan Museum, Shri Dharma Vira, ICS, Govt. of India (Education Ministry), D.C.M. and several personal collections in India and abroad. Articles about Kumaril Swamy and reproductions of
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Karan Gera


Karan Gera is an artist. He is one of the youngest ever to win the Lalit Kala Akademi award. Recently he completed a solo exhibition at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. His recent exhibition Grand India has been critically acclaimed by veteran artist Satish Gujral and South African painter Marlene Dumas. Over the past years his work has appeared in international venues including Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Art Forum, Berlin; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Santiniketan, West Bengal; Stanford University, California; Powerhouse Museum,
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Manaswini Lata Ravindra


Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and Film director, known for writing the play "Amar Photo Studio" and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom "Dil Dosti Duniyadari". In 2016, she was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. She started writing poetry at the age of 3. She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2001. She then started "Mumbai Lalit Sanstha" with
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Vibha Galhotra


" curated by Vivan Sundaram & Sasha Altaf, L K A, New Delhi "Multiplicity- City" as subject /Matter”, Curated by Marco Antonini, Nurture Art Gallery, New York "Citizens of Time", curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, Dhaka art summit "Bright Noise"- curated by Girish Shahane, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai "Is there love in this air"- Art Oxygen, Mumbai 2013: Sediments and Other Untitled…- Exhibit 320, New Delhi, India Alter - curated by Lucie Fontane, Mk search art gallery,
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Aditya Pande


of Art, New Delhi 2011 Tolstoy Farm - Archive of Utopia Seven Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi Conundrum, Gallery Nature Morte, Berlin, Germany 2010 Relax the Brain, Gallery Nature Morte, Berlin, Germany 2009 Bose Pacia, New York, USA Vistar II presented by Seven Arts Limited at The Stainless Gallery, New Delh 2008 Alexia Goethe Gallery, London in collaboration with Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi Neti-Neti (Not This, Not This Bose Pacia, New York, USA New Painting Gallery Nature
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Prafulla Dahanukar


(Oman). Her paintings are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Academy in New Delhi, the Central Museum in Nagpur, the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai, and many institutional and private collections in India and overseas. The Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) was started by Dilip Dahanukar, in memory of his wife Prafulla Dahanukar. The PDAF is a unique art foundation, sponsored initially by the leading artists of India sending in a painting each, in memory of Prafulla, with
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Manishi Dey


paintings by Manishi Dey from this period are "Daughter of the Soil" from 1956 and "Bengal Women". One of the foremost proponents of the artists of the Progressive Art Movement was Richard Bartholomew, a writer, art critic, poet, painter, photographer, who was also a one-time secretary of the Lalit Kala Academy. Bartholomew published critical writings for more than three decades about Indian art, and he was deeply integrated in the art movement at the time of India's transition into independence. Bartholomew's writings
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Nandalal Bose


; "Arjuna Tree" and "Mango trees" are currently with his Sri Lankan Student (A.D.Jaythilake). Nandalal Bose, who left a major imprint on Indian art, was the first recipient of a scholarship offered by the Indian Society of Oriental Art , founded in 1907. In 1956, he became the second artist to be elected Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art. In 1954, Nandalal Bose was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. In 1957, the University of Calcutta conferred honorary D.Litt on
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Han Sai Por


, she was described as "a consummate carver" with "arduous and physically demanding relationships with materials" who had "always been passionate and emphatic about sculpture". She was also a finalist for the Women Inspire Awards 2002, and the winner of the sculpture and painting section at the 11th Triennale – India organized by the Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art of India) in 2005 for her "Bud, Leaf and Seed Series". The following year, she won the Outstanding City Sculpture Award in China.
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E.Kumaril Swamy


National Committee for India of the International Association of Art (UNESCO), Paris, and was president of the Society for Promotion of Yoga and Tantra (SOYOTAN), New Delhi. His work was regularly displayed in important centres in India and abroad, and appeared in three one-man shows and many group shows and in sixteen state level exhibitions, six national exhibitions, and ten international exhibitions. The work of Kumaril Swamy can be found in National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Academy (Delhi), Chandighar Museum
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Francis Kodankandath


"Decoding Da Vinci"—Selected by 'Swarnarekha' (Exhibition of National & Triennial Awardees, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi). The original idea of Leonardo da Vinci in his iconic work "The Last Supper" was to convey the establishment of Holy Mass geometrically. This was misinterpreted by author Dan Brown in his book "The Da Vinci Code" as he put forth the notion of a lady in the painting. Through a series of paintings titled "Decoding Da Vinci" that was conceived in a research spanning a period of
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Shekhar Gurera


school days he continued his skill of cartooning and sketching as hobby only. During 1984 he professionally started contributing to Punjab Kesari as freelancer while pursuing Science graduation at Patiala. In 1999, Shekhar drew a series of "Kargil Kartoons", on-the-spot cartoons of Indian soldiers passing through the New Delhi railway station on their way to Kargil. The cartoons on the Kargil War were later exhibited at The Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi on 25–31 July 1999, followed by the chain exhibition of cartoons at Jaipur, Chandigarh
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Dinanath Pathy


Dinanath Pathy was an Indian painter, author and art historian from the state of Odisha. Pathy was the former secretary of Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi and Bhubaneswar. He was the founding principal of the Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Crafts . Pathy was awarded with President of India Silver Plaque for painting, Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for autobiography ""Digapahandira Drawing Master"", and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship for his research in art. He was nominated for the International Rietberg Award from Rietberg Society in 2014 for his contributions to
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Dhanraj Bhagat


in 1977. Bhagat participated in the first three Triennales staged in India, The All India Sculpture Exhibition in 1954 and many exhibitions held at galleries such as Bombay Art Society, the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, and the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi. The Lalit Kala Akademi hosted a retrospective of Bhagat in 1978 and his works are exhibited at the National Gallery of Modern Art, among other art galleries. Though he worked on several media like papier-mache, aluminium, copper and stone,
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Manjot Kaur


between science, nature, perception, and scale, inciting a discourse on the social, cultural and personal issues, through the careful representation of objects and narratives rooted in temporal, ephemeral, and entropy. Her vision intends to embrace a wider understanding of the current environmental situation linked to climate change. She is the recipient of scholarship by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, New Delhi for a stand-alone residency in Unidee, Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistolleto, Italy. She has received professional Category Annual Award, Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy
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Sahar Zaman (journalist)


journalism in subcontinent. She has been invited to give talks on her unique work, including TEDx and Lalit Kala Academy. She uses up her spare time in giving lectures in Universities and art galleries on the art Indian market, television news and arts journalism. Having been in the thick of breaking news like the General Elections of India. As curator, Sahar is involved in curating art shows with politically and socially relevant issues. As an art curator sahar wants to bring awareness and focus on great works created by Modern Masters like
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Venkatappa Art Gallery


VAG. The gallery has hosted umpteen number of group shows by students and practising artists. Eight Kala Melas, organised by Lalit Kala Academy, beginning in 1980 and through the next three decades have had great outreach and participation here at the gallery. VAG has also been the place which hosted the International live Art Festival, CoLab, India Foundation for the Arts Public art presentations and the Ananya Drishya talks by artists which have been open and free for the public. Venkatappa Art Gallery also played host to the seventh Khoj International Artists
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Francis Kodankandath


Francis Kodankandath (born June 1, 1960) is an Indian contemporary artist. He won the 2003–2004 National Academy Award and the 1993 Kerala Lalit Kala Academy Award.He is son of Prof.K.P Antony and Mrs.Achamma Antony. He is a member of the Thandikkal Kodankandath family, Manaloor, Trichur,Kerala. The "Art of Happiness" was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama at Cochin, Kerala on 25 November 2012. Having evolved over more than two years, the series is a combination of paintings and sculptures portraying
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S. H. Raza


Sayed Haider "S. H." Raza (22 February 1922 – 23 July 2016) was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France since 1950, while maintaining strong ties with India. He was a renowned Indian artist. His works are mainly abstracts in oil or acrylic, with a very rich use of color, replete with icons from Indian cosmology as well as its philosophy. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Academy in 1981, Padma Bhushan in 2007, and Padma Vibhushan in 2013.
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Kekoo Gandhy


Jehangir and the nuclear scientist Homi Bhabha to establish the Jehangir Art Gallery in Bombay, a first for modern art. Kekoo established Gallery Chemould in 1963 on the first floor of the Jehangir Art Gallery, holding exhibitions there until 2007, when it moved to its new premises on Prescott Road. Starting in the 1970s, Kekoo Gandhy was instrumental in developing the former Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall in Bombay into the present National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. At various times Kekoo also actively supported the Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy
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D. P. Roy Choudhury


Nikhil Bharat Bangiya Sahitya Sammilani" of 1956 staged at Chennai. Roy Choudhury, reported to be influenced by the works of the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, had his first solo exhibition in Kolkata in 1993 after which had several exhibitions in India, including Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, among others. He is known for large size outdoor sculptures, such as Triumph of Labour, and the statue of
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R. D. Raval


Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay, and won awards from a number of institutions including the Bombay Art Society, Lalit Kala Akademi, and Academy of Fine Arts of Calcutta. He had a number of exhibitions of his work, mainly in Bombay, New Delhi and Calcutta; he participated in one exhibition in Stamford. He had several exhibitions at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Bombay, an institution that has supported a number of eminent Indian artists. Because he died before the Internet was properly established, little of his work
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Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi


Haraoba and is credited with preparing a syllabus for the institution. She also updated herself by continuing her studies at "Lalit Kala Bhavan" and worked as an actress for the Manipur Dramatic Union, Rupmahal Theatre and Aryan Theatre during the period from 1936 to 1945. Devi continued her work at the JNM Dance Academy where she rose in ranks to become the Head of the Department of Folk and Community Dance in 1966 and held the post of the vice principal of the Academy at the time of her retirement in 1985. Devi,
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Ashok Vajpeyi


Ashok Vajpeyi () (born 1941) is an Indian poet in Hindi, essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural and arts administrator, and a former civil servant. He was chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, 2008–2011. He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection
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Kanayi Kunhiraman


Kanayi Kunhiraman (; born 25 July 1937) is an Indian sculptor, best known for his outsize sculptures such as "Yakshi" of Malampuzha Dam Gardens, "Jalakanyaka" at Shankumugham Beach and "Mukkola Perumal" trinity in Kochi. He is a protege of K. C. S. Paniker and a former chairman of the Lalit Kala Academy, India's national academy of fine arts. The Government of Kerala awarded him the inaugural Raja Ravi Varma Award in 2005. He is also a recipient of the Thikkurissy Award and the inaugural MS Nanjunda
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Group 1890


members of the Group 'Non-Representational' actively participating in all its exhibitions since 1959; two-man show in Delhi, 1961; employed in the All-India Handloom Board, Delhi. Diploma in Fine Arts from the Art Department of the Delhi Polytechnic, 1955; exhibited in various group shows, national exhibitions; represented in Paris Biennale 1961, Tokyo International Exhibition of Young Painters, 1957, and in the National Exhibitions held by the Lalit Kala Akademi; is represented in the Lalit Kala collection; was Secretary of
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D. P. Roy Choudhury


Debi Prasad Roy Choudhury MBE (1899–1975) was an Indian sculptor, painter and the founder chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi. He was known for his bronze sculptures, including Triumph of Labour and Martyr's Memorial, and is rated by many as one among the major artists of modern Indian art. He was a fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, selected in 1962. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions to Art. Roy Choudhury was born
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Ramesh Pateria


were 3 to 6 feet in size. Except for a few works in wood, his sculptures were created in marble. White, Pink and black marbles were his favorite. He used the natural design of lines of the marble stock to create bold carved forms which won him many awards" Pateria won a number of Awards. Notable among them were National Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 1969, and the Shikhar Award, Madhya Pradesh Government, 1982-83 He also won Awards at Gujarat State exhibition, Madhya
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Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra


Akademi, the Lalit Kala Akademi, while Doordarshan Directorate is across the road. Also close by are Kathak Kendra, National School of Drama, Triveni Kala Sangam and Little Theatre Group. Its nearest Delhi Metro station is the Mandi House station. Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRCPA) at Mandi House on Safdar Hasmi Marg, New Delhi, close to the Kendra, it is run by the Indian National Theatre Trust established in 1958 the promotion of Art and Culture, with people like Sheila Bharat Ram, Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay
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Jahar Dasgupta


he also took many art tuitions to run his family. Simultaneously he continued to participate art shows regularly. Dasgupta had developed his individual style in paintings and drawings. Previously he has painted in oil medium and now he mainly works in ink, pastel and acrylic colour. His first solo exhibition organised in Birla Academy. His others solo exhibitions took place in Laxmana Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Academy, Chitrakoot, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. He exhibited his first solo in abroad in 2004 at Gallery Hansmania (Norway) and
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Gurpreet Singh (artist)


Conference Amritsar 1996 Best Painting Award Sobha Singh Memorial Artist Society Bathinda 1997 Best Painting Award Sobha Singh Memorial Artist Society Bathinda 1997 Best Painting Award 2nd Bank of Punjab, Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Punjab Kala Bhawan CHD 1998 Best Painting Award Kalapana Fine Arts Society, Ludhiana 1999 Awarded by Norah Richards Memorial Art & Theatre Society 2002 Awarded by Sobha Singh Memorial Artist Society Bathinda for valuable contribution in the field of Art 2004 Awarded by Bathinda Region Heritage Foundation for valuable contribution in the field of Art2004 Awarded by Capt. Amrinder Singh
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Narayan Shridhar Bendre


to paint until his death on 18 February 1992. In 1955, Bendre received the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi for his work, "Thorn". In 1969, he received the Padma Shri award and in 1992, he received the Padma Bhushan award. In 1974, he received the fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi. In 1984, the Visva Bharati University conferred him the Aban-Gagan Award and Madhya Pradesh state government conferred him the Kalidas Samman (1986–87). He is well known as the supreme landscapist
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Satish Alekar


the campus. * Plays directed by Satish Alekar for Theatre Academy, Pune. ** Directed by Satish Alekar for Lalit Kala Kendra ललित कला केंद्र (Centre For Performing Arts, University of Pune)br * Directed for Theatre Academy, Pune Alekar started writing at the age of 19 as a chemistry graduation, though most of his early work were short plays. Many of his plays are set around Pune Brahmin society, highlighting their narrow mindedness and subsequently he ventured into small town politics with "Doosra Samna" (1989). "
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Sahitya Akademi


by the Ministry of Culture to do anything in the face of autonomy enjoyed by these institutions." The Committee also urged Sahitya Akademi to adopt the recommendation of the Haksar Committee (1988) of having its head appointed by the President of India, a practice followed by Sangeet Natak and Lalit Kala Akademies, to avoid "the inevitable complications of the existing system of elections." Many controversial appointments of unqualified candidates to key positions at the Sahitya Akademi, done during Gopi Chand Narang's time, continue unchallenged to this day.
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Leela Samson


Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer from India. As a soloist she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi for many years. She was appointed as the director of Kalakshetra by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in April 2005. She was subsequently also appointed as the chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in August 2010 and as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (an autonomous body that censors and
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Amadu Sulley


Amadu Sulley is a Ghanaian public servant who is a former Deputy Chairperson of Electoral Commission of Ghana. Sulley had his secondary education at Accra Academy in Accra. He was appointed as deputy chairperson of the Ghanaian Electoral Commission in 2012 by then president, John Evans Atta-Mills. He had previously served as the Director of Research Monitoring and Evaluation at the same Commission until his promotion to the rank as Deputy chairperson. Sulley's appointment to the rank of a deputy Chairperson was the first time a career electoral personnel had been appointed
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Nagasamy Ramachandran


Lalit Kala Akademi - Scholarship for Young Artist, India. 2000 Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, one man show Grant, Tamil Nadu, India. 1998 Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu award, Chennai.India 1995 All India Crafts & Folk Festival South Zone Cultural center, at Government Museum Campus, Chennai. 1992 Certificate of merit from Government Museum, Madurai. 2008 'mansoon artists’ camp organized by apparao gallery, chochin. 2007 All India artists’ camp organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, Lonavla. 2006 Edinburgh mela- intercontinental art camp,
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Nagasamy Ramachandran


Edinburgh printmakers. Scotland 2003 Interactive camp with Traditional papier-Mâché Artist and contemporary Artist organized by Silparamam- and Lalit Kala Akademi, Hyderabad. 2003 Traditional Kerala Mural painting workshop organised by N.F.S.C & G.C.A.C. Chennai. 2002 Traditional & Folk painters camp, for children book Illustration organized by N.B.T& Dastkari Haat Samiti. 2000 Workshop in Print making conducted by Mr. Paul Coldwell at L.K.A. Chennai. 1997 Young artist advanced lithography camp at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai. 1995 All India Crafts & Folk Festival South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur at Government
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Sukumar Bose


what is today’s state-run Lalit Kala Academy. As an active member of the AIFACS, he was involved in the publication of Roopa Lekha, a bi-annual art journal. Bose’s society memberships included the following: In 1950, Bose was commissioned by the Venerable Pope Pius XII, head of the Roman Catholic Church at the time, to produce a piece in the Indian style on a Christian subject. This piece, "The Nativity – The Birth of Christ" is housed at The Vatican. - (
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Prafulla Dahanukar


last 40 years) and committee member of Kala Academy, Goa (last for 30 years). She was also the President of the Art Society of India and the Chairperson of The Artists' Centre, Mumbai. Prafulla Dahanukar was one of the founder members of Sangit Kala Kendra with late Shri Aditya Birla, its President for 3 years and has continued to work on its committee for the last 30 years. She is the committee member of the Music Forum. She is on the Board of Trustees of the Indian National Theatre
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Ashok Vajpeyi


Jain received a large grant from Ford Foundation, and saw a sudden increase the number of published works. His close friend and dancer Prerana Shrimali was sent to Festival d'Avignon, where she danced to the themes of his poems. In 1994, his 26-year-old son Kabir was appointed as an "eminent architect" by the Lalit Kala Akademi, but declined the post after negative media coverage. Vajpeyi denied allegations of nepotism or unfairly influencing these appointments. The same year, Vajpeyi received the Sahitya Akademi Award and the first Dayawati
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Bharat Kala Bhavan


Bharat Kala Bhavan () is a University museum located in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. It has been instrumental in the dissemination of knowledge on Indian art and culture. It is one of the important touristic attractions in the Banaras Hindu University and in Varanasi city. The concept for Bharat Kala Bhavan came to fruition with establishment of "Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad" on 1 January 1920 in a wing in Godowlia, Varanasi. Between 1920 and 1962, the museum's collection was shifted to several locations within Varanasi before Jawaharlal
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Kapila Vatsyayan


Kapila Vatsyayan (कपिला वात्स्यायन) (born 25 December 1928) is a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history. She was formerly a member of parliament and bureaucrat in India, and served as the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In 1970, Vatsyayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy for music, dance and drama; this was followed by the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, the
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Ranjit Hoskote


project with Okwui Enwezor and Hyunjin Kim. In 2011, Hoskote was invited to act as curator of the first-ever professionally curated national pavilion of India at the Venice Biennale, organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art. Hoskote titled the pavilion "Everyone Agrees: It's About To Explode", and selected works by the artists Zarina Hashmi, Gigi Scaria, Praneet Soi and the Desire Machine Collective for it. The pavilion was installed in the central Artiglierie section of the Arsenale. Hoskote wrote
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B. C. Sanyal


, (1953–1960), now upgraded to the College of Art. He also remained part of the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), and secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA), India's National Academy of the Arts (1960–69) and later served as its vice-chairman. It was during his tenure at the LKA, strong foundation for the national body was laid and it also held its first triennial, now a permanent fixture. As an artist working with watercolours and oil paintings,
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Sankho Chaudhuri


. (Honoris Causa) by the Centro Escolar University, Philippines, 1974; Aban-Gohan Award by Visva Bharati University, 1981. He was the Ist Honorary Joint Secretary, Indian Sculptors Association, Mumbai. He was Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in the late eighties. A Retrospective was held of his works at the NGMA in 1997. He died in 2006. Sankho Chaudhuri completed his Bachelor of Arts and Diploma in Fine Arts from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1939. He taught Fine Arts at the University
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Rooma Mehra


Rooma Mehra (born 24 January 1967) is an Indian poet, painter, sculptor, freelance newspaper writer and a columnist for the "Indian Express". Mehra is a self-taught artist with a social conscience, who has had 11 solo shows of her paintings, reliefs and sculptures. Her artworks are found in private and permanent collections including the National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi, Arte Antica Gallery, Canada, and individual collections in Switzerland, the USA, Denmark, Austria the
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K. C. S. Paniker


K. C. S. Paniker (1911–1977) was a metaphysical and abstract painter from India. He interpreted the country's age-old metaphysical and spiritual knowledge in the 1960s, when Indian art was under the influence of the Western painters. "That was the time when a few Indian artists were trying to break out of this Western influence and establish an idiom and identity of their own," he said. In 1976, he was awarded the highest award of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, the
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Manu Parekh


) in 1991. Parekh has served as the Exhibition Commissioner for "Madhubani Painting" show in Italy and Denmark and "Contemporary Indian Painting" at the Festival of India at Stockholm in 1987. After the Birla Academy of Art and Culture award of 1971, he received the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) award and the Silver Plaque of the President of India in 1972. AIFACS award came his way once more in 1974 and in 1982, he received the National Art Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi.
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Kapila Vatsyayan


highest honour in the fine arts conferred by Lalit Kala Akademi, India's national academy for fine arts in 1995. In 2011, the Government of India bestowed upon her the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour. She was born in Delhi to Ram Lal and Satyawati Malik. She earned an MA in English literature from Delhi University. Thereafter, she completed a second MA in Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a PhD at the Banaras Hindu University. The poet and art critic Keshav Malik
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Keshav Malik


Academy of Art, made him a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi for lifetime contribution, which is its highest award. Malik was born in the town of Miani, now in the Punjab, Pakistan, but at the time it was part of British India. His younger sister is arts and dance scholar Kapila Vatsyayan and brother Bhashi Malik. He is also related to the brothers Balraj Sahni and Bhisham Sahni. He grew up in Srinagar, Kashmir, where he graduated from the Amar Singh College, Srinagar in 1945. From
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Amarnath Sehgal


the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Government of India. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, by Government of India. Born on 5 February 1922, Sehgal was originally from Campbellpur (Attock), in North Punjab (now in Pakistan). He shifted to Lahore in 1939 to study at Government College, Lahore where he graduated in 1941. Thereafter he studied industrial chemistry at Banaras Hindu University till 1942. Subsequently, he
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S. G. Thakur Singh


nearly ten thousand paintings, and has won many awards. His paintings hang in museums, public buildings and in private collections around the world. India honoured him in other ways too. He was nominated to the First Punjab Legislative Council in 1952. He was on the Executive Board of the National Academy of Art (Lalit Kala Akademy) and was Chairman of the Decoration Sub Committee at the 61st Session of the Indian National Congress held at Amritsar in 1956. He was invited to the former USSR and Hungary for solo shows in
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