Background
Prasad, Devi was born on October 8, 1921 in Dehradun, India. Son of Lala Ramanand and Ramanand Ramkali.
Prasad, Devi was born on October 8, 1921 in Dehradun, India. Son of Lala Ramanand and Ramanand Ramkali.
Devi Prasad studied at Rabindranath Tagore"s Shantiniketan and also at Sevagram.
Naman Ahuja, who curated the exhibition, was an apprentice in his studio and has written extensively about his teacher remembering Prasad as a compassionate, deep-thinking person. Devi Prasad was also a lifelong pacifist and peace activist promoting ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He worked internationally with War Resisters" International (WRI) for several decades, serving in its London office as general secretary from 1962 to 1972 prior to his term as chair from 1972 to 1975.
His history of the organization, War is a Crime Against Humanity: The story of War Resisters" International, was published in 2005.
He died in Delhi on June 1, 2011.
Member of Royal Photorephic Society, Federation Indian Photography (life).
He was a pioneering studio potter, painter, designer, photographer, art educator and peace activist.
Married Janaki Warrior Prasad (deceased September 11, 1969). Children: Sunand, Udayan, Sunayana T. Beeston. Married Bindu Parikh Prasad, April 14, 1978.
