Surendranath Kar
Surendranath Kar | |
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Born | 5 March 1892 British India |
Died | 2 August 1970 |
Occupation(s) | Artist, architect |
Years active | 1917-1990 |
Known for | Indian architecture |
Spouse | Surama Kar |
Children | Sumit Kar (son) Sukirti Kar (son) |
Parent(s) | Dinanath Kar (father) Mokhada Kar (mother) |
Relatives | Nandalal Bose (cousin) |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Surendranath Kar (5 March 1892– 2 August 1970)
Kar, who was a companion of Tagore in many of his overseas visits,[3] used the exposure he received to western and eastern architecture, to evolve his own style and, later, designed many buildings for Shantiniketan.[4]
He also designed the assembly hall for Rajghat Besant School (then under J. Krishnamurti and now run by Krishnamurti Foundation) in Varanasi, besides the Ganges, after being sent by Tagore upon special request.
The Government of India honoured him in 1959, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.[7]
Surendranath Kar died in 1970 at the age of 78.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
- ISBN 978-9381523384.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Viswabharati University". Viswabharati University. 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Business Standard". Business Standard. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ISBN 9780670084555.
- ^ Academia. Academia.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Further reading
- Rabindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose Surendranath Kar (10 September 2010). Gitanjali and Fruit-Gathering. Kessinger Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 9781163093405.
- Samit Das (2013). Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore's Concept of Space. Niyogi Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-9381523384.
- Bharat Shilpi Nandalal, Volumes 1-4, (in Bengali) by Panchanan Mandal, Rarh Gobeshona Parshad, Santiniketan, 1968