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Radhakamal Mukerjee Memorial Lecture Series

The contribution of the second Chairman of the Akademi Dr. Radhakamal Mukherjee is invaluable. Shri Mukerjee died on 24 August, 1968 while chairing the General Council meeting in the Akademi campus.
He has donated 271 works of art from his private collection to the Akademi which boasts of famous works of distinguished artists. Since 1979, lecture-series are being organised by the Akademi in his memory where renowned artists, art historians and art critics of the country are invited to speak on issues related to contemporary art. The following dignitaries have been invited so far :

S.No.	Speaker	Year	Topic
44	Dr. Shashibala Rathi	2018	The emotional research of the soul is art.
43	Dr. S.P Verma	2018	History of Indian art.
42	Dr. Veerbala Bhavasar	2007	Modern Art
41	Pan. Vidhyadhar Vyas	2005	Interlink between Lalit Kala and Sangeet
40	Shri Rai Anand Krishna	2005	Interlink between Lalit Kala and Litreture
39	Shri Jyotish Joshi	2005	Interlink between Natya Kala and Lalit Kala
38	Shobhna Narayan	2005	Interlink between Lalit Kala and Nritya Kala
37	Dr.Vidya Niwas Misra	2002	Indian Art Perspective
36	Sri P.N. Choyal	2001	i- Outline of Contemporary Arty ii- Art Education
35	Sri Sunit Chopra	1998	i- Art & Sociology ii- The Radical in Indian Art
34	Sri P.N. Mago	1994	i- Art Craft & Craft Art ii- Quest for New Modes in Contemporary Art
33	Sri Vinod Bharadwaj	1993	i- Threats in Today's Art ii- Art & its Market
32	Sri Pranav Ranjan Ray	1992	Indian Art History in Modern Age - A Viewpoint
31	Dr. Rai Anand Krishna	1987	i- Chronology of Mewar Painting ii- Artists - Their Estates & Genealogies in Mewar
30	Sri Keshav Malik	1987	i- Art Centres in India ii- Art & Technology
29	Dr. Jyotindra Jain	1986	Ritual Art of Western India
28	Sri Vivan Sundaram	1986	Images & Contact - Figurative Painting in India
27	Prof. K.S. Kulkarni	1985	i- Appreciation of Art ii- Elements of Art Composition
26	Dr. Sridhar Andhare	1984	i- Chronology of Mewar Painting ii- Artists - Their Estates & Genealogies in Mewar
25	Dr. Mohan Lal Nigam	1983	i- Mughal Art ii- Sculptures of Andhra
24	Ms. Geeta Kapoor	1983	i- The Glass Picture of K.G. Subramanian ii- About Impression of Indian Art
23	Ms. Jaya Appaswami	1982	i- Indian Paintings on Company School ii- Indian Paintings on Glass
22	Dr. Ratan Parimu	1981	i- Ashta Mahapratiharya ii- Indian Sculpture on Events of life of Mahatma Buddha
21	Sri K.K. Nayyar	1980	i- Indian Paintings ii- Continuity & Mutations iii- The Modern Phase & the Images of Man in Contemporary Indian Paintings
20	Prof. Joseph James	1979	i- Towards a Picture ii- The Picture of Modern Indian Art iii- The Picture & the Prospects
19	Dr. L.P. Sihare	1978	i- Evaluation of Traditional Indian Art ii- Brief Survey of International Modern Painting iii- Brief Survey of Indian Modern Art
18	Dr. Suresh Awasthi	1978	Fine Art & Traditional Theatre
17	Sri Akbar Padamsee	1978	Aesthetic Sense & Contemporary Awareness in Indian Traditions
16	Prof. Krishna Khanna	1977	i- The Progressive Painters' Group - 1948-53 ii- Alternatives Before the Indian Artists iii- My Progress as an Artist since 1947
15	Prof. B.R. Amberkar	1976	Evaluation of Art : A Point of View
14	Prof. Dinkar Kaushik	1974	i- Art Education ii- Two Experiments in Creative Education iii- Genesis of Image in Art
13	Sri Nissim Ezkil	1973	Modern Indian Art& Its Audience
12	Sri P.C. Little	1973	Art Scene - Then & Now
11	Sri Asad Ali	1973	Contemporary Art Scene
10	Sri Krishna Narain Kacker	1973	Nature of Modern Paintings
9	Prof. Ramchandra Shukla	1973	Future Trends of Indian Modern Art
8	Prof. Ajit Chakravarty	1972	Tantrik Art
7	Prof. K.G. Subramanian	1972	Our Art Traditions - Its Many Phases
6	Sri M. Zaheer	1971	Display of Objects in Museum& Galleries
5	Prof. S.K. Saraswati	1971	Nepalese Manuscripts' Painting
4	Sri Mukundi Lal	1971	Traditions in Indian Art Theory
3	Dr. Bhagwat Sharan Upadhyaya	1970	Erotic in Symbols
2	Prof. Nihar Ranjan Ray	1970	Image of Matter & Life in Indian Art
1	Ms. Kamala Devi Chatopadhyay	1970	Characteristics of Folk Art

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Date of Birth and Place	15th Oct, 1885, Garhwal, Uttaranchal.
Life History	Mukundi Lal was conferred the title of Barrister in London in 1918. Then from being a successful advocate in Hon'ble High Court Allahabad and serving as an Hon'ble Judge in Tehri Garhwal, he went on to become Member and Deputy Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Getting guidance from the learned Dr. Anand Coomarswamy and also due to his affilation with Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore and the noted painter Molaram, he wrote the book 'Garhwal Painting' published by Goverment Of India. Recognizing his contribution and his achievements in the field of art, Barrister Mukundi Lal was conferred the honour of Fellowship of the Akademi on 25th Feb, 1972.

Date of Birth and Place	1902, Varanasi, U.P.
Life History	Was honoured as the first Fellow of the Akademi on 18th August, 1971. His numerous writings on art history and his vast collection and preservation of representative art works are an invaluable contribution to the art world. "Bharat Kala Bhawan" museum, established in Banaras Hindu University by him, is a living example of his love and dedication to art and culture of India. His books entitled "Indian Paintings" (Hindi) and "Indian Sculpture" (Hindi) are a pride of Indian Art. Rai Krishna Das was conferred the title of "Padma Bhushan" by Govt. of India for his exemplary services.

Date of Birth and Place	1891, Nimtita, Murshidabad
Life History	Kshitindra Nath Majumdar is among the few artists who have contributed significantly towards the revival of Indian art. Starting as a student of Avanindra Nath Tagore in 1907, Majumdar began teaching in Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta and served for 18 years as its Principal. In 1942, he was invited to join the Allahabad University for teaching and served there till 1964 till his retirement. Majumdar travelled widely to religious places in India and based his paintings on daily chores, religion/spiritualism etc. His paintings are in the collections of many museums and private collectors in India and abroad. Kshitindra Nath Majumdar was honoured with Akademi Fellowship in 1973.

Date of Birth & Place	5th June 1923, Lucknow
Fellowship	1979-80 by Rajya Lalit Kala Akademi
Solo Shows	Lucknow, 1950,1955; Kanpur, 1955; Art Gallery, Lucknow, 1977; N Delhi, 1980; Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1981, 1983; SLKA, UP, 2003.
Participation	Four Artists of U.P., N Delhi, 1961,1964; Lucknow 1967,68,75,77;Art Exhibition by AIFACS, ; Art Exhibition in New Delhi, Russia, Rumania, Australia, China and Bulgaria.
Award	National Award - Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1964 ; Best Exhibit Award, State Lalit Kala Akademi, UP - 1971; All India Sri Tulsi Das Evam Ram Katha Kala Pradarshani, Lucknow - 1973; Silver Medal U.P. Artists' Association-- 1949 and 1956.
Publication	Kala Ke Sopan, Part I and II (Hindi). Articles on art published in many leading journals and news papers of India.
Collection	Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Raj Bhavan, Lucknow; Chandigarh Museum; University of Lucknow ; State Lalit Kala Akademi UP ; Lucknow Municipal Art Gallery; Motilal Nehru Bal Sangharalaya, Lucknow ; U.P. Niwas ; New Delhi ; IAS Traning Centre, Mussoorie; Museum of Eastern Culture, USSR, and U.K. etc.

Date of Birth and Place	1912, Puri, Orissa
Fellowships	1983-84 by State Lalit Kala Akademi
Awards	Gold Medal 1938, 1939, by Calcutta Akademi

Date of Birth	1928
Art Education	Drawing Teacher's Training Certificate (Lucknow); Dip. in Fine Art (Lucknow); Specialisation in Fine Arts (Lucknow).
Solo Exhibitions	28 Solo Exhibitions held at Lucknow, New Delhi, Bombay and other major cities of India and one solo exhibition at New York (USA),
Group shows	Frankfurt, West Germany; Tokyo and at 11 important centres in India; 4th Triennale India, New Delhi (1972);
Participation	Participated in International Art Education Conference, New York (1969).
Awards & Fellowships	National Award SLKA, 1965; Chief Minister's Gold Medal Award (Best water colour in U.P. Artists' Annual Exhibition, 1966); UNESCO Fellowship to study Contemporary Art at Art Colleges and Universities in USA and France; SLKA Fellowship (1984); LKA Fellowship (1987);
Works	Mural At K.G. Medical College, Lucknow; HAL Korwa (U.P.); Portraits and Sketches for U.P. Civil Secretariat, Lucknow . Works in the collections of National Art Academies in India; Govt. and private Collections in India and abroad.
Designation	Former Dean and Ex-Principal, College of Arts & Crafts, University of Lucknow, Lucknow.; Ex. Vice- Chairman, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.

Date of Birth & Place	14 Jan 1929, Garhwal, Uttaranchal.
Art Education	Diploma in Fine Arts, Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan, 1953.
Award	Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta; Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi; State Lalit Kala Akademi U.P.
Camp	All India Sculptor Camp (Varanasi); SLKA, U.P.; Mahabalipuram; Gwalior; LKA, New Delhi;
Portrait Making	Of persons of National and International fame.

Date of Birth and Place	24th April, 1934, Damoh, M.P.
Art Education	College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow, Post-Diploma in Sculpture-1958.
Solo Shows	Bombay, Delhi, Lucknow & Varanasi
Participation	III, IV and V Triennale of India; All India Exhibitions including Contemporary Sculptors Exhibition by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi, N.Delhi; All India Exhibition of Today's Sculptors by Jehangir Art Society-1982; II International Asian-European Art Biennale; Ist & Vth Biennale of Bharat Bhawan.
Honours	Fellowship, U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi - 1992; "Veteran Artist" - 1996; "Kala-Vibhusan", AIFACS, N.Delhi-1997; National Service Award-Avantika Group of Contemp, Artists, N.Delhi.
Art Camps	Shankargarh - 1964; Chunar-1976; Bastar-1978; All India Sculptor Camp, Garhi, N.D; Jammu-1988; Bhubaneshwar-1987; Baroda, Lucknow & Haridwar.
Awards	National Akademi Award-1985;, All India Award-1975, 84 & State level Awards by U.P. State L.K.A., Lucknow-1966, 1965; U.P. Artists Association - 1976.

Date of Birth	10 March1920, Varanasi
Art Education	Diploma in Fine Art, Vishwa Bharti, Shanti Niketan, West Bengal, 1944.
Solo Shows	Kanpur, 1947; Lucknow, 1958;
Participation	International Baudha Art Exhibition, LKA, N Delhi, 1956; All India Art Exhibition, Lucknow, 1978; Contemporary Art Fair, N Delhi, 1978; Inter State Exchange, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad by SLKA, U.P.
Fellowship	State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P.; Kala Bhushan, Hindi Sansthan, U.P.; Joe Fregonard, France; Veteran Artist, AIFACS, New Delhi.
Member	Ex. Member, Board of Studies, Gorakhpur University.

Date of Birth	1936
Participation	Numerous All India Exhibitions and Annual Exhibitions held at AIFACS, BA AC, IAFA, All India Mysore Dashara Exhibition (Japan, 1987); Exhibition of U.P. Artists (Delhi, 1965); National Exhibition (Madras, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi 1988); Second International Asian European Art, Biennale, Ankara, Turkey (1988).
Award	All India Mysore Dashahra Exhibition (1959, 60, 61, 62, 63); AFA (1963, 76); Uttar Pradesh Governor's Award (1975); AIFACS (1977, 80); SLKA (1977, 86).
Address	B-40, Narayan Nagar, Phase-II, Ravindrapalli, Lucknow-226 016

Birth	1940
Art Education	B.F.A. (Baroda); Post- Graduate in Graphic Design (Ahmedabad).
Solo Shows	SLKA (1978); TAG (19 88);
Participation	Participated in numerous All India Exhibitions and National Exhibitions held at SLKA; Inter-State Exchange Exhibition SLKA, 1973; and International exhibitions at Ist Asian Graphic Design Biennnale, Teheran (1978); Xth International Graphic Design Biennale, Teheran (1982). Murals at Bharat KALA Bhawan, B.H.U.; Indian Institute of Technology, B.H.U; Vice-Chancellor's Lodge, B.H.U.; Gandhian Institute, Rajghat, Varanasi.
Award	Gujarat State Lalit Kalla Akademi Award (1961,63,); AIFACS (1973); U.P. Artists Association Award (1975); Kala Parishad, Bhopal (1975); SLKA (1975); LKA (1978); BAAC (1979); Bombay Art Society (1980); All India Family Planning Award for Poster Design (1964); International Award for Poster Design, Moscow (1982); Japan (1969).

Date of Birth	1 March, 1925
Art Education	Graduate in Fine Art , Allahabad University, Allahabad; Post Graduate, BHU, Varanasi.
Solo Shows	Patna; Varanasi; Lucknow; Allahabad; Gorakhpur; Delhi; Mumbai; Kolkata; France; USA
Publication	10 Books on Modern Art; More than 1000 articles on Lalit Kala and Modern Art
Fellowship	State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P.; Kala Bhushan, Hindi Sansthan, U.P.; Joe Fregonard, France; Veteran Artist, AIFACS, New Delhi.
Member	Ex. Member, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow and Lalit Kala Akademi, N Delhi; Retd. Professor and Dean, BHU Varanasi.
Address	17, Naya Behrana, Allahabad
Phone	0532-2557788

Date of Birth and place	1931, Puri, Orissa
Art Education	From Utkal School of Arts & Crafts, Orissa; College of Arts & Crafts, Calcutta & Lucknow (Diploma).
Group Shows	Calcutta, Lucknow, Orissa & Delhi; BHU, Varanasi; Orissa; Lalit Kala Akademi, U .P. Artist Association; Kala Shree -Lucknow; Kavi Nirala Samiti Parishad, Lucknow; Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack; Lalit Kala Sangathan, Kolkata.
Awards	Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi; U.P. Artist Association; Kala Shree-Lucknow; Kavi Nirala Samiti Parishad, Lucknow; Veteran Artist. Honour, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi; "Dharmpad" Honour Highest Award of Orissa;
Member	Ex. Executive Council General Council of S.L.K.A., U.P; Ex Lecturer, College of Arts, Lucknow.
Fellowship	State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P., Lucknow.
Art Organisational work	Chitrakala Parishad Orissa; Vikul Sahitya and Art Society, Kolkata; Art and Craft Centre, Orissa.
Seminar and Publication	Samaya and Kala; Adhunik Chitra Kala; Lalit Kala and Kabva; Adhunik Kala Mein Saundrya Ka Sthan; Kala and Darshan.
Studio	HD-1/59, Sector-V, S.B.I. Colony, Jankipuram, Lucknow.

Date Of birth	1926, Malihabad, Lucknow
Art Education	Diploma in Fine Arts-1957; Post Diploma in Sculpture-1958; Certificate in Fresco Painting-1959; M.A. Drawing & Painting - 1966
One Man Shows	At Lucknow - 1969, 1970, 1972; At New Delhi - 1973, 1974, 1986, 1987
Group Shows	>Inter State Exchange Exhibition of Art at Gujarat and Hyderabad - 1974; Visual Art Society, Lucknow - 1977; U.P. Artists Association, Annual, Regularly.
Participation	National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi- 1979, 1985, 1986; U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi, Annual Exhibitions, Regularly; All India Exhibition of Art, U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi - 1982; 41st Annual Exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta - 1976
Scholarship	H.R.D. Govt. of India, Delhi - 2000-2002
Award	All India Youth Congress Convention - 1957; U.P. Lalit Kala Akademi - 1970, 1973, 1988; All India Veteran Awards - 1988; Senior Fellowship - 1988; Indian Council of Historical, N.Delhi - 1988
Seminars	Dr. Radha Kamal Mukherjee Lectures - 1973; On Contemporary Art, A.M.U., Aligarh - 1978; Problems of Teaching Research in History of Art, Baroda; Multidimension Art, I.I.T. Kanpur - 1980; Artisits Conference by L.K.A., N.Delhi - 1983, 84; Creativity and Contemporary Art in India, Aligarh - 1986; Visual Aids for Teaching Zoology, Lucknow University - 1985
Television & Radio Talks	A.I.R. Lucknow & Television and different Newspapers & Monographs.
Artist Camps	Multidimensional Art Camp, Kanpur; Terracotta Camp, Lucknow; Indo - German Art Camp, Lucknow & Murals etc.
At Present	Freelances Artist and Art Critic.
Address	191/82, Bag Sher Jung, City Station, Lucknow - 226 018
Phone	0522 -281331

Date of Birth	1941
Art Education	Graduate in Fine Art (Lucknow)
Solo Shows	SLKA (1965,68); GKC (Delhi, 1968); GKC (Bombay, 1970).
Participaton	trInternational and National Exhibitions at School of Fine Art, London (1973); International Biennale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana (1973); 2nd International Print Biennale, Fredrikstad 5th International Biennale of Graphic Art, Krakow (1974); 11th International Biennale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana (1975); 10th International Biennale Exhibition of Prints, Tokyo (1977); Exhibition of Indian Graphics (Delhi, 1978); Festival of India, U.S.A. (1985-86); Asian Biennale, Bangladesh (1986); Festival of India, U.S.S.R. (1987); Participated in Graphic Camp (Baroda, 1964); Smithsonian Printmaking Workshop (Delhi, 1970)
Fellowship / Award	trAcademy of Fine Art, West Bengal (1969, 76); UPAA (1970); AIFACS (1975); International Award, Florence (1974); 4th International Biennale (Italy, 1974); U.S. Government Grant (1977); Fellowship S.L.K.A., U.P.-2003;
At Present	trFreelance Artist; Member LKA, New Delhi; Retd. Principal, College of Arts & Faculty of Fine Arts, Lucknow University, Lucknow.
Address	tr6, L.M.P., Sector C, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow-226 020
Phone	0522-2334490