Background
He was born to a shopkeeper Chunilal and Jekorben on February 14, 1905 in Kapadvanj, Gujarat, India.
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Somalal Shah
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He studied briefly at Gujarat College in Ahmedabad and Kalavant Karkhana in Baroda. He further studied at Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta established by Abanindranath Tagore.
Career
Born in Kapadvanj and educated in Mumbai and Calcutta, he spent three decades painting and teaching art in Bhavnagar in Saurashtra, Gujarat. He joined Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1926. Dakshinamurti published a portfolio of fifteen paintings titled Rang Rekha in 1934-1935.
He earned fondness of royals of Bhavnagar State.
Dakshinamurti moved out of Bhavnagar in 1939. So Somalal taught briefly at Kumarshala and Gharshala.
He joined Alfred High School in 1944 on request of the royals of Bhavnagar state. He taught arts there for two decades.
He died in 1994.
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Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak He was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1949. In 1990, he received the Ravishankar Raval State Award for Arts by the Government of Gujarat. In 1988, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation felicitated him. He was also the recipient of an award from the Gujarat Lalit Kala Akadami.Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak He was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1949. In 1990, he received the Ravishankar Raval State Award for Arts by the Government of Gujarat. In 1988, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation felicitated him. He was also the recipient of an award from the Gujarat Lalit Kala Akadami.