Kapu Rajaiah (7 April 1925 – 20 August 2012) was an Indian painter. He was well known for his depiction of country life paintings, and his works were displayed around the world. He was the founder of Lalita Kala Samithi in 1963, whose extension was inaugurated at Kala Bhavan.

Life

Rajaiah was born in

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, into a poor family. He completed a diploma at the Government School of Art in

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. His works of

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had themes such as Vaddera mahila, Yellamma Jogi, Gopika Krishna, Panta Polaalu, Vasantha Keli, Kolatam, Toddy Tappers,

Bonalu Bonalu is a traditional Hindu festival centered on the Goddess Mahakali from Telangana. This festival is celebrated annually in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as in other parts of the state. It is celebrated in the month ...

, and

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. Rajaiah died at the age of 87 on 20 August 2012 from complications of

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

.(Telugu) He has eight children which includes but is not limited to Dr. Ramesh Kapu, Raghu Kapu, Krishna Kapu, and Mahesh Kapu.
He has 19 grandchildren which includes but is not limited to Dr. Sri Laxmi Kapu, Sayeesh Kapu, Chitralekha Kapu, Siddarth Kapu, Shravya Kapu, Sai Preetham Kapu, Vishvathma Kapu, and Visrutatma Kapu. Please visi
Dr. Kapu Rajaiah's
website for more details.

Awards

* Chitrakalaa Prapoorna in 1975 * Senior Fellowship of Government of India in 1988 * Lalit Kala Akademi * Kala Praveena in 1993 by JNTU * Kala Ratna by Bharatamuni Arts Academy, Madanapalli in 1993 * Kala Vibhushana by AIFACS *

Hamsa Award The Kala Ratna ( te, కళారత్న) earlier Hamsa Award, is a civilian honour of the Andhra Pradesh state are conferred annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and is organised by the State Cultural Council and Department of Cultur ...

from Government of A.P * Rajeev Prathibha Puraskar from Government of A.P * Lalit Kala Ratna in 2007 Lalit Kala Academy.Govt of India.NEW DELHI

References

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