Who painted the portrait of mahatma gandhi which martin luther king junior kept in his office

• • NV365® Education and Training • Nonviolence365® Online • Georgia Voter’s Resource • • Beloved Community Leadership Academy • Students with King • Classroom Resources • • King Library and Archives • Exhibitions • History Timeline • • History Timeline • • Beloved Community Talks • Beloved Community International Expo • Events • Volunteer • Who We Are During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history. Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led a nonviolent movement in the late 1950s and ‘ 60s to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the United States. While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary,” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals. He went on to lead similar campaigns against poverty and international conflict, always maintaining fidelity to his principles that men and women everywhere, regardless of color or creed, are equal members of the huma...

Title A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., 1995 Date circa 1995 Description A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This photograph was possibly taken during a Civil Rights Immersion Trip. Format Local Identifier RG 22.12.01.36.27.003 Subject(s) Collection License Type This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

From the early days of the That same year, Pandit Jawaharlal Stride Toward Freedom, and addressing King secured funds for his trip to India from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, the On 3 February 1959, King, his wife Coretta Scott King told a group of reporters gathered at the airport, “To other countries I may go as a tourist, but to India I come as a pilgrim” ( My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.). King shared reminiscences with Gandhi's close comrades, who openly praised him for his efforts in Montgomery, influencing nonviolent philosophies in global spheres of conflict. King’s meetings with satyagrahis and his interactions with the Gandhi family reinforced his belief in the power of passive resistance and its potential usefulness throughout the world—even against totalitarian regimes. In discussion with students at New Delhi University, King talked about the true nature of nonviolent resistance, noting that “we are going through the most exciting and most momentous period of history” ( As King left the capital, he ventured onto Patna and Gaya, discussing decentralist ideologies with independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan and visiting Budh Gaya’s historic Buddhist temple. After passing through Shantiniketan to Calcutta, King inquired the press about their perspectives on problems in India and the persistence of Gandhian influences in society. In a crowded student meeting, he emphasized colored people’s struggle for freedom and justice around the world. “We have ...

Threads & More Yarn on looms on display at NGMA. For an artist who did not believe in exhibiting his work, the show at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), that opens on September 17, is a spectacular. It surpasses what was done in 1996, when Upendra Maharathi’s work, donated from his personal collection, was first exhibited at NGMA. His daughter, Mahashweta, bequeathed whatever was left of his collection to the gallery. Sculptor and NGMA director general Adwaita Gadanayak has curated a grand collection exhibition in the newly refurbished galleries of the Jaipur House, using an assortment of artwork from the artist’s personal collection and from the formidable vaults of the Patna Museum. Born in a small village of Odisha in 1908, Maharathi joined the Government College of Art and Craft in 1925. The school helped him imbibe Western and indigenous techniques of art, craft and architecture. His creativity was embedded in the aesthetics of the new, unapologetically nationalist movement in Bengal that supported swadeshi values and recognised the resistive, anti-colonial potential of art. It was led by EB Havell and Abanindranath Tagore, who encouraged their students to revive traditional forms of Indian art. Maharathi’s artistic praxis was also aligned with the constructive aspects of Gandhi’s non-violent politics. Inspired by the panels drawn by Nandalal Bose for the Congress session at Haripura (1938), he volunteered to decorate the temporary township which was set up f...

From the early days of the That same year, Pandit Jawaharlal Stride Toward Freedom, and addressing King secured funds for his trip to India from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, the On 3 February 1959, King, his wife Coretta Scott King told a group of reporters gathered at the airport, “To other countries I may go as a tourist, but to India I come as a pilgrim” ( My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.). King shared reminiscences with Gandhi's close comrades, who openly praised him for his efforts in Montgomery, influencing nonviolent philosophies in global spheres of conflict. King’s meetings with satyagrahis and his interactions with the Gandhi family reinforced his belief in the power of passive resistance and its potential usefulness throughout the world—even against totalitarian regimes. In discussion with students at New Delhi University, King talked about the true nature of nonviolent resistance, noting that “we are going through the most exciting and most momentous period of history” ( As King left the capital, he ventured onto Patna and Gaya, discussing decentralist ideologies with independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan and visiting Budh Gaya’s historic Buddhist temple. After passing through Shantiniketan to Calcutta, King inquired the press about their perspectives on problems in India and the persistence of Gandhian influences in society. In a crowded student meeting, he emphasized colored people’s struggle for freedom and justice around the world. “We have ...

KBC 14: Who painted the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi which Martin Luther King Jr kept in his office? Options: Akbar Padamsee Laxman Pai Vasudeo Gaitonde Upendra Maharathi Answer: Upendra Maharathi Upendra Maharathi was an eminent painter and designer who was born in the village of Narendrapur, Puri district, Orissa. In 1931, he moved to Bihar permanently after completing his Master’s degree at the School of Art in Calcutta. After only two years, he was working for Pustak Bhandhar in Laharyasari, Darbhanga, which he left in 1942 to join the Department of Industry as a special designer. Later, in the mid-1950s, he established the Institute of Industrial Design and was awarded the Padmashree in 1969 for his ongoing efforts to revitalise and develop Bihar’s arts and crafts. Category:

Threads & More Yarn on looms on display at NGMA. For an artist who did not believe in exhibiting his work, the show at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), that opens on September 17, is a spectacular. It surpasses what was done in 1996, when Upendra Maharathi’s work, donated from his personal collection, was first exhibited at NGMA. His daughter, Mahashweta, bequeathed whatever was left of his collection to the gallery. Sculptor and NGMA director general Adwaita Gadanayak has curated a grand collection exhibition in the newly refurbished galleries of the Jaipur House, using an assortment of artwork from the artist’s personal collection and from the formidable vaults of the Patna Museum. Born in a small village of Odisha in 1908, Maharathi joined the Government College of Art and Craft in 1925. The school helped him imbibe Western and indigenous techniques of art, craft and architecture. His creativity was embedded in the aesthetics of the new, unapologetically nationalist movement in Bengal that supported swadeshi values and recognised the resistive, anti-colonial potential of art. It was led by EB Havell and Abanindranath Tagore, who encouraged their students to revive traditional forms of Indian art. Maharathi’s artistic praxis was also aligned with the constructive aspects of Gandhi’s non-violent politics. Inspired by the panels drawn by Nandalal Bose for the Congress session at Haripura (1938), he volunteered to decorate the temporary township which was set up f...

• • NV365® Education and Training • Nonviolence365® Online • Georgia Voter’s Resource • • Beloved Community Leadership Academy • Students with King • Classroom Resources • • King Library and Archives • Exhibitions • History Timeline • • History Timeline • • Beloved Community Talks • Beloved Community International Expo • Events • Volunteer • Who We Are During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history. Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led a nonviolent movement in the late 1950s and ‘ 60s to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the United States. While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary,” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals. He went on to lead similar campaigns against poverty and international conflict, always maintaining fidelity to his principles that men and women everywhere, regardless of color or creed, are equal members of the huma...

Title A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., 1995 Date circa 1995 Description A painting of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This photograph was possibly taken during a Civil Rights Immersion Trip. Format Local Identifier RG 22.12.01.36.27.003 Subject(s) Collection License Type This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).