The Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, also known as Lalit Kala Akademi Ratna (Sanskrit ratna, "gem") is an honor for the fine arts in India. It is awarded to eminent artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of visual arts by the Lalit Kala Akademi, 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 Government of India.
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 Jamini Roy in 1955. Most recent fellowship was awarded for the year 2021 to Himmat Shah, Jyoti Bhatt and Shyam Sharma on 9 April 2022.
List of Fellows +List of Lalit Kala Akademi FellowsYearImageRecipient1955195619621962 19631964196419641965196519701970197419741976 1976197619761978197819801980198019801982 198219821982198219841984198519851986198619871987198819881990Bimal Das Gupta19901993199319951995200220032004200420062007201120142021Himmat Shah20212021
See also List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows List of Sahitya Akademi fellows
References
External links of the Lalit Kala Akademi