Quick Facts
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Full Name | Kalpathi Ganpathi Subramanyan (K. G. Subramanyan) |
Birth | 1924 |
Place of Birth | Kuthuparamba, Kerala, India |
Death | 29 June 2016 |
Place of Death | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
Education | Visva-Bharati University |
Occupation | Painter, sculptor, muralist, printmaker, writer, academic |
Movement | Contextual Modernism, Baroda Group |
Awards | – Padma Shree – Kalidas Samman – Padma Bhushan – Padma Vibhushan |
Influences | – Folk art from Kerala – Kalighat painting and Pattachitra from Bengal and Odisha – Indian court paintings |
Notable Contributions | – Active involvement in the freedom struggle with Gandhian ideology – Significant contributions to the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Vadodara |