The Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, also known as Lalit Kala Akademi ''Ratna'' (

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''ratna'', "gem") is an honor for the

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s in

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. It is awarded to eminent artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of visual arts by the

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, India's National Academy of Art. It is regarded as the highest recognition and honour that can be bestowed on an artist in the country as the academy is a national body of the

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. The ‘Fellow,’ carries a purse-money of Rs.25,000/-, a citation and a plaque. The Fellow is honored with a portfolio about their major art works. The first elected fellow was

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in 1955. Most recent fellowship was awarded for the year 2021 to Himmat Shah,

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and Shyam Sharma on 9 April 2022.

List of Fellows

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List of Fellows

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