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‘Commandeur de la légion d’honneur’, Republic of France.
Elected as a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Painted significant
Honoured with the Kalidas Samman by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
Honoured with Padma Shri by the Government of India. From around this
Spoke at a conference held in Bombay where he explained that his works,
especially the motif of Bindu served as the centre of the universe charged
here on he focussed more on the geometrical forms. He was honoured
Visited Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh to rediscover his Indian roots. From
by the
Honorary D Litt from Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh.
with the Rajkeeya Samman by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Honoured with the Lalit Kala Ratna Award by the lalit Kala Akademi.
Honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
Government of France. Also received the Dayavati Modi Award.
ermanently and made Delhi his new base.
‘Officier de L ’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.
Participated in Bienal de la Habana, Havana, Cuba.
period his exploration of the Bindu begins.
works such as Rajasthan and Saurashtra.
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Moved to Damoh where he completed the rest of his formal education.
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rt A The Partition of India left a deep impact on him. Even though his brothers Decided to move to Paris on a French Government Scholarship to study art. Joined the Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris and studied there from 1951 to 1953 , Raza became the first non-French artist to be awarded the prestigious Prix and Hans Hofmann. One could see the influence of abstract expressionism
S H RAZA BIO-DATA Born in Babaria, Madhya Pradesh, India. Studied at the Nagpur School of Art. Studied at the J.J School of Art. edal by the Bombay M ilver and sister decided to move to Pakistan he chose to stay in India. He became one of the founding members of the PAG. Gold Medal by the Bombay Art Society. group and Akbar Padamsee at the Galerie St. Placid. Made the shift to oil paintings. fellow artist Janine Mongillat. , guest encounters During his time there, he on his works after his brief sojourn in America. 178
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