A Ramachandran renowned artist breathes his last after prolonged illness
A Ramachandran renowned artist breathes his last after prolonged illness
Achutan Ramachandran Nair, popularly recognised as A Ramachandran, died after prolonged illness on Saturday. He was 89.
His son Rahul confirms that he was sick for quite some time now and passed away at 9 am this morning, 11 February from medical complications.
Born in 1935 in Attingal, Kerala, Ramachandran was known for his monumental canvases, colourful oil paintings and watercolours. He enrolled with Kala Bhavan at Viswa Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal and completed his education in art.
Later, in 1965, he joined Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi as a lecturer in art education.
He also wrote and illustrated numerous picture books and in 1978-1980, he received the Noma Concours Awards.
He took voluntary retirement from teaching in 1992 to devote his time to his creative pursuits.
In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi and received the Padma Bhushan for outstanding service in the field of art in 2005.
He was also conferred with an honorary doctorate by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala in 2013. He is famous for his extensive research on Kerala temple murals.
While, he held a Master’s degree in Malayalam literature, his interest in art remained a constant. He designed the granite bas-relief sculpture at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai.
Ramachandran lived and worked in New Delhi. He was married to artist Tan Yuan Chameli.
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