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    Kalidas Karmakar

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    Kalidas Karmakar
    Karmakar in 2016
    Born(1946-01-10)10 January 1946
    Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
    Died18 October 2019(2019-10-18) (aged 73)
    NationalityBangladeshi
    EducationGovernment College of Art & Craft
    Known forprintmaking, painting

    Kalidas Karmakar (10 January 1946 – 18 October 2019)[1] was a Bangladeshi artist.[2] He specialized in viscosity printing.[3] He was awarded Shilpakala Padak (2016) and the Ekushey Padak (2018)[4] by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fine arts.[5]

    Early life

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    Karmakar completed a two-year pre-degree course at Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. In 1969, he later graduated from Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata.[1] His first ever-major solo exhibition was held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gallery in August 1976. He worked with the English painter Stanley William Hayter.[3]

    He died on 18 October 2019 at the age of 73.[6]

    Awards

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    • Sultan Gold Award (2015)[7]
    • Shilpakala Padak (2016)[5]
    • Ekushey Padak (2018)[4]

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Kalidas Karmakar celebrates birth anniv with 2 solos". New Age. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
    2. ^ "Creative journey : Kalidas Karmakar's performance art at BNM". The Daily Star. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
    3. ^ a b "'Alluvial Realization' solo painting exhibition by Kalidas Karmakar begins". The New Nation. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
    4. ^ a b "21 to receive Ekushey Padak this year". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
    5. ^ a b "BSA to confer Shilpakala Padak on July 20". The Daily Star. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
    6. ^ "Prominent artist Kalidas Karmakar dies at 73". bdnews24.com. 18 October 2019.
    7. ^ "Kalidas Karmakar to receive Sultan award". The Daily Star. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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