Savindra Sawarkar

Savindra Sawarkar
Born1961 (age 64–65)
Nagpur, India
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting), Nagpur University
Alma materThe Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MFA in Printmaking)
Known forPainting, printmaking
Notable workFoundation of India (1986), Untouchable Couple with Om and Swastika
StyleExpressionist; Buddhist iconography
MovementDalit art movement

Savindra Sawarkar (born 1961) (also known as Savi Sawarkar) is an Indian artist, known for his use of Buddhist imagery and Dalit subjectivity. He has developed a distinct pictorial language over the course of his 40-year career, drawing from BR Ambedkar's political philosophy, neo-Buddhist imagery, and his own experiences as a Dalit.

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