Vinayak pandurang karmarkar biography

Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (विनायक पांडुरंग करमरकर) (1891–1967), popularly known as Nanasaheb Karmarkar was an.
Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (b.
Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar Born- 2 October 1891, Sasavne, Alibag (Maharashtra) Died- 13 June 1967 V. P. Karmarkar was an Indian artist, famous for his.

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Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar also called as Nanasaheb Karmarkar was a renowned great sculptor.

Born: October 02, 1891.

Birth Place: Village Sasawane, Bodani, Maharashtra India.

Died: June 13, 1967.

Brief Introduction:

His father was a farmer and bit inclined to Music. Also he used to carve Ganesh idols during Ganesh festival. This raises the interest in the child, Vinayak who used to paint his house walls and make small idols from clay. Once he made a painting of Chatarapati Shivaji Maharaj on a horse on the walls of the Ram Mandir which was well appreciated by the Villagers and the District Collector Mr. Otto Rothfield, who later enrolled him to the Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai. He topped the exams and was awarded ‘Lord Mayo’ Medal.

Mr. Otto Rothfield introduced Mr. Karmarkar to Shri Rabindranath and Surendranath Tagore, who requested Mr. Karmarkar to relocate to Kolkata. Thus the Journey of a great artist started.

In year 1920 to 1922, he was assisted by M/s. Tata Company and was sent to London at ‘Royal Academy of Art’ for further studies.

He was aw

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Ankush Arora

A visit to the museum of Indian sculptor Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar can be a surreal experience. Located in a sleepy, narrow lane of Alibag, a coastal town south of Mumbai, this permanent museum showcases sculptures of famous and common people, in different moods and garbs. The first floor of Karmarkar’s house has been converted into the museum, called Karmarkar Shilpalaya. The property was deserted, except for an old caretaker woman who led us into the museum.

The property’s lawns greeted us with some of Karmarkar’s works draped in plastic sheets because of the heavy monsoon. As we climbed up the stairs, we walked into a corridor lined with more than a dozen sculptures. The corridor led to a large, sunny hall housing the full collection. We spotted Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, PC Ray, CR Das, Chatrapati Shivaji, and many members of the Karmarkar’s clan, including the artist’s “self-sculpture”.

The museum was shrouded in stillness, accentuated by the serenity of Alibag, a popular weekend getaway for Mumbai’s residents. Despite the ambient stillness, the scu

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By Shriram Khadilkar

Friends (Cement)

Last Sunday was a day of the Mahatma. While one Mahatma is internationally acclaimed as the trailblazer of the Freedom of India Movement, the other of circumscribed renown is Master Sculptor Late Shri Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar – Rodin of Indian sculpture. It wouldn’t be wrong to even call Rodin as the Karmarkar of Europe!

One of the great master sculptors of India, Mr. Karmarkar was motivated by the thoughts of the Freedom of India Movement. Incidentally, he helped the movement by giving asylum (space/place to hide from British soldiers) to freedom activists in his studio, which was then situated inTardeo in Central Mumbai. He became a fortified barricade and stood tall between the British and the freedom movement activists.

Mahatma Gandhi Torso (Bronze) at Mani Bhavan

This was not enough; he requested Mahatmaji Gandhi to sit in front of him, so that he could sculpt him. The result – a lofty torso of Bapuji in bronze that occupies pride of place at Mani Bhavan, Mumbai – Gandhiji