Well deserved award for an incredible artist!
- Well known artist Anjolie Ela Menon, 78 received the National Kalidas Samman for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh government.
- The award came as a recognition of her insightful and sensitive portrayal of the identity and spirit of women through her meaningful paintings in a variety of media.
Who is Anjolie Ela Menon?
- She is counted among India’s most accomplished artists.
- She is a well-known muralist and one of India’s leading contemporary artists.
- Her preferred medium is oil on masonite, but she also has worked in other media, including glass and watercolour.
- She is recipient of numerous national and international awards including the Padma Shri.
- She recently received a doctorate from Rabindra Bharati University.
About Kalidas Samman:
- It is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India.
- It was first awarded in 1980.
- It was initially conferred in alternate years in fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts.
- From 1986-87 onwards, it was presented in all four fields every year.
- The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories.
- Some of the previous recipients are Pandit Ravi Shankar, MF Husain, Pandit Jasraj, Shambhu Mitra, Habib Tanvir, Ebrahim Alkazi etc.
