Explanation:

Dr. Pawan Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University (KU)located in Kurukshetra district of Haryana, received the prestigious Lalit Kala Akademi National Award.

Dr. Pawan Kumar received the prestigious Lalit Kala Akademi National Award at the National Prize Distribution Ceremony of Lalit Kala Akademi at the 63rd National Art Exhibition in Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi.

According to the Directorate of the Public Relations Department, Lalit Kala Academy had received 5714 entries from 2291 artists from across the country for this time’s National Art Exhibition and Awards.

 Out of these entries, 20 artists were selected forwards, in which Dr. Pawan Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University, was honoured with the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award in the field of photography.

Lalit Kala Academy

The Akademi was inaugurated on August 5, 1954, by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The Akademi was given statutory authority in 1957, under the Societies Registration Act 1860.

Since its establishment it has been serving the entire country by promoting the creative endeavours of Indian artists and bringing their arts to bear upon a large number of people, thereby playing an important role in defining and redefining the sensibility of an entire culture, falling under the visual arts spectrum. It is headquartered in New Delhi.