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artist art historian

Kishan Chand Aryan, Indian artist, art historian. Recipient silver medal Indian Academy Fine Arts, Amritsar, 1953, gold medal, 1957, national award Lalitkala Akademi, New Delhi, 1964, Veterinary artist's award and cash prize All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1984, Kala Vibhushan cash prize and silver plate All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1991.

Background

Aryan, Kishan Chand was born on August 11, 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Son of Harnam Das and Thakar (Devi) Malhotra.

Career

Chairman, director, Home Folk Art, Gurgaon, India, 19866. Establisher music Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, Haryana, 1986.

Achievements

  • Kishan Chand Aryan has been listed as a notable artist, art historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

  • Avocations: collecting Indian folk, tribal and neglected art.

Connections

Married Kamla Vati Kapur, March 1943. 5 children.

Father:
Harnam Das Malhotra

Mother:
Thakar (Devi) Malhotra

Spouse:
Kamla Vati Kapur

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Career

Awards

  • Recipient silver medal Indian Academy Fine Arts, Amritsar, 1953, gold medal, 1957, national award Lalitkala Akademi, New Delhi, 1964, Veterinary artist's award and cash prize All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1984, Kala Vibhushan cash prize and silver plate All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1991.