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Who? Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde (1924-2001), more commonly known as What makes him so relevant? The Guggenheim’s New York retrospective, which ran from October 2014 to February 2015, brought Gaitonde’s work to an international audience, and followed on from Christie’s debut Untitled (1979)— a golden yellow landscape in oils — sold for 237 million INR ($3.8 million), a world record for modern Indian art. Gaitonde’s Untitled (1970) sold for £962,500 (against a low estimate of £600,000) in Christie’s South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale in London on 10 June 2015. What prompted the Guggenheim show? Sandhini Poddar, curator of the V.S. Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life at the Guggenheim, was deeply moved by Gaitonde’s work and its ability to invite meditation and contemplation. ‘This feeling’, she says, ‘stayed with me, and I could recall it whenever I wanted to go to a place of silence.’ Poddar had previously worked on shows dedicated to Indian expatriates OK, tell us more about him… V.S. Gaitonde grew up in Nagpur in the western region of India and studied at the J. J. School of Art. In 1947, he was invited to join the Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG) ( What was so progressive about his work?We asked Arun Vadehra, a close friend of Gaitonde’s and whose gallery represents his work, to elaborate. ‘Gaitonde is perhaps the boldest artist of the Progressive generation,’ he told us. ‘In choosing the abstract form in art, Gaitonde took the road less travelled, especi...

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde Biography Vasudeo S. Gaitonde was a great artist and painter from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was of Goan origin. Gaitonde is widely regarded as one of the great names in India’s abstract painting. He took art diploma at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948 and later became a part of Bombay Progressive Artists' Group and was associated with the movement of Abstract Expressionism. Government of India honoured him with Padma Sri in 1971. Rockefeller Fellowship in 1964 and Kalidas Samman by Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1989–90 are the other major honours received by him. He received Young Asian Artists Award, Tokyo in 1957 and Silver Medal from Bombay Art Society in 1950. Gaitonde was born in 1924 in Nagpur. After completing diploma course from Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948, he became one of the foremost propellants in abstract painting in the post-independent period. He did not subscribe to the theory of markets or known genres. By the early 1960s he has already moved to abstract painting. He didn’t prefer to work under pressure and wondered why artists work in anxiety. He relaxed and waited, and then applied colours, which he feels that he was not working. When he was awarded John D Rockefeller Fund fellowship in 1964, he stayed in New York for a year. Paul Klee and Mark Rothko were his inspirations. He was an active member of Progressive Artists Group of Bombay since post-independent period which included doyens of art like Francis Newton Souza and S. H. Ra...

In the Netflix web series Sacred Games, it is revealed by Jojo that for the last 20 years, they were making a fool out of Gaitonde. Everytime he believed he was immortal, he was being saved by Guriji's group. Every aspect of his life for 20 years was scripted by Guruji and his group. The question has to be asked. What purpose did fooling Gaitonde serve? Why was he so important and integral to the plan? That they had to choose him 20 years in advance? If only a sacrifice is to be needed, why not Bhosle? He was a member of the group too. I do not understand the motivation or importance of this plot element

Canacona: Veteran freedom fighter Shivanand ‘Nanda’ Gaitonde, 95, passed away on Thursday after a brief illness in Pune. He is survived by wife Prafulla. He was the brother of noted freedom fighter Dr Pundalik Gaitonde. Gaitonde, a metallurgist by profession, was a native of Palolem, Canacona, and played an active role in Goa’s Liberation movement. He was associated with the National Congress Goa and took part in the satyagraha in 1953-54. He was arrested in June 1954 and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. During this time, Gaitonde studied economics and philosophy. He was released in May 1959. Thereafter, he went to England and completed his higher education. CM Pramod Sawant said that Gaitonde’s contribution in Goa’s Liberation movement will be remembered and will continue to inspire generations. Sawant took to twitter to express his condolences to the freedom fighter’s family.