Laxman pai

Renowned painter and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai died at his residence in Goa on the evening of 14 March, sources close to him said. He was 95. He breathed his last at his home in Dona Paula, they said. Born in Margao, Goa in 1926, Pai was honoured with several prestigious awards, including the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Nehru Award and Lalit Kala Akademi Award. He pursued a diploma in art and painting at Mumbai's JJ School of Art and later served as a fellow who taught there too, Times of India. He was also the Indian Express; he participated in the Goa Liberation Movement and was jailed for his role in the Indian freedom struggle. BR Ambedkar feels more relevant to most Indians than MK Gandhi, as response to leaders' birth anniversaries shows An inspiration to revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, remembering Kartar Singh Sarabha's supreme sacrifice Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed grief over Pai's death. "Deeply saddened by the passing away of renowned Goan artist Padma Bhushan Shri Laxman Pai. Goa has lost a gem today. We will always remember his immense contribution in the field of art. My heartfelt condolences to his family. Om Shanti," he said on Twitter. Among Pai's latest works was a With inputs from the Press Trust of India. An inspiration to revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, remembering Kartar Singh Sarabha's supreme sacrifice In 1915, before the mass struggles that characterised much of the 1920s were launched, another young man was executed by the...

Renowned artist and painter from Goa and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai passed away at his residence in Goa on Sunday. He was 95. The former principal of the Goa College of Art had several laurels under his name including Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Nehru Award, and Lalit Kala Akademi Award.(Wikimedia Commons) The former principal of the Goa College of Art had several laurels under his name including Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Nehru Award, and Lalit Kala Akademi Award. Condoling his demise, Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant tweeted, "Deeply saddened by the passing away of renowned Goan artist Padma Bhushan Shri Laxman Pai. Goa has lost a gem today. We will always remember his immense contribution in the field of art. My heartfelt condolences to his family. Om Shanti." The leader of the Opposition in the Goa assembly Digambar Kamat also expressed grief over Pai's death and said the later painter remained active till his last breath with his mastered art of painting. "Deeply saddened by the passing away of eminent Goan artist of International repute Padma Bhushan Laxman Pai. His passing away will create a big void in the field of art. He remained active till his last breath with his mastered art of painting," he said in a statement. "The prestigious Vidhyadhiraj Puraskar was conferred to him by Shreemad Vidhyadhiraj Teerth Swamiji of Shree Gokarn Partagali Math. But, due to Covid Pandemic, the same could not be presented to him. He belonged to Pai Fondekar family of Marga...

PANAJI: His participation in Goa’s freedom movement was only the beginning of Padma Bhushan awardee Goan artist Throughout his life, from Ramayana to Mahatma Gandhi’s charkha and even depiction of the beating he received at the hands of Portuguese colonial police found depiction in his works. Pai, who passed away on Sunday, was born to the Pai Fondekar family of Margao. And it is widely believed that it is after he was assaulted in police custody by the Portuguese that his parents decided to send him away to But this would not stop the rebel in Pai. During his time at the art school from 1943 to 1947, Pai came down to Goa to offer satyagraha yet again outside the Margao Police Station in 1946. “I remember the police would beat me with a thick wooden rod. It left me with swollen hands,” Pai had said, recalling the experience during one of his three arrests. Later, Pai turned this painful experience too into a painting, featuring the swollen hands and feet, his grimacing face and the slogans he had raised. After his stint in Mumbai, set sail to Paris in 1951 with friend and fellow artist Sadanand Bakre. In his youth, Pai felt he could only find the creative freedom he longed for outside his homeland. But it is here, in his self-imposed exile, that Goan and Indian themes recurring more and more in his paintings. In Paris, he began obsessively depicting Goan subjects in his works. At the École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-arts, he mastered printmaking and oil painting and th...

Laxman Pai an Indian artist and painter returned to his home state after many years. At the age of 90, he still enjoys painting like there’s no tomorrow. He has taken a conscious decision to stop labelling his paintings to allow people have a direct communication with art. “I want people to find their own image, not necessarily the image of the artist, and enjoy it,” he says. Pai served as principal of the Goa College of Art from 1977 to 1987 and was born in Margao. His first experience with paint brushes and colours was at his maternal uncle Mauzo’s photography studio. He also contributed illustrations for hand-written magazines edited by Manohar Sardesai. At the time, Goan artists Dinanath Dalal and R S Mulgaonkar were earning very well, and Pai’s parents thought it was a flourishing profession to get into. He pursued a diploma in Art at JJ School of Art in Mumbai. In 1946, he decided to join the Goa Liberation movement, offering Satyagraha outside the Margao police station and getting arrested for it. He was still studying in the final year. He remembers his swollen hands after being beaten up in custody but was soon let out as he was still a minor. Pai participated in the activities of the legendary Bombay Progressive Artist’s Group, founded by KH Ara, FN Souza, SH Raza, MF Hussain, HA Gade, SK Bakre and others, even though he wasn’t a part of it. “I believed in having strong traditional roots. Once you have these, you can face all the winds around,” Pai says. One of L...

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The grand old man of Goan art, Laxman Pai, is not with us anymore. Physically. However, the body of work that he has left behind makes us a richer culture. He passed away on Sunday night. The Padma Bhushan awardee was not just an artists but he also influenced and shaped many people as a teacher. He was a principal of the Goa College of Art, a post he held from 1977 to 1987. Untitled (Couple) Courtesy: Sothbey’s A Margao boy, he was born on 21 January 1926. His tryst with art was at his uncle’s Mauzo Photo Studio in Margao, where he used to touch up the black and white photographs with paint. In the 1940s, he was actively involved in the Goa liberation movement for which he was arrested thrice by the Portuguese colonials. He was beaten by the Portuguese police after being arrested and for this reason. Later, he left for Bombay as Mumbai was known then, where he studied at the Sir J J School of Art from 1943 to 1947. He was awarded the Mayo Medal in 1947. Pai sat on satyagraha outside the Margao Police Station in 1946, which ensured that he became an important figure in the Goan cultural firmament. Pai always seemed to be natural teacher. After passing out from J J School of Art, he became a teacher there. At the same time, he participated in the activities of the Bombay Progressive Artists\’ Group, although he did not become its member. Pai recalls that once, a nude painting by Francis Newton Souza was objected to by the then Chief Minister of Bombay State, Morarji Desai. ...