A. Ramachandran
A. Ramachandran | |
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Ramachandran in 2012 | |
| Honorary Chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi | |
| In office 1991–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Achutan Ramachandran Nair 1935 |
| Died | (aged 89) New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Spouse | Tan Yuan Chameli |
| Relations | Tan Yun-Shan (father-in-law) |
| Education | MA (in Malayalam literature) PhD (in Kerala mural painting) |
| Alma mater | Kala Bhavan |
| Profession | Painter |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Noma Concours (twice) |
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Achutan Ramachandran Nair (1935 – 10 February 2024) was an Indian painter. He was born in Attingal, Kerala. In 2002 he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, the national academy of fine arts. In 2005 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, for outstanding service to the nation. In 2013 he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. By 2024 there had been at least thirty-two solo exhibitions of Ramachandran's paintings, sculptures, watercolours, graphics and drawings in major Indian cities. Outside India there have been exhibitions of his works held in Singapore, New York, London and Seoul.