Pariksha SaathiPresident Droupadi Murmu presents Lalit Kala Akademi awards to artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Lalit Kala Akademi awards to selected artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi on 21 October 2026, and felicitated the Grand Prize winners and Honourable Mentions of the third Print Biennale India, 2026. She said art should not be confined to galleries but should reach schools, universities and public spaces, and called for training traditional artists in remote areas in new technologies and contemporary techniques. She noted the efforts of the Lalit Kala Akademi and the Ministry of Culture to encourage the sale of artworks.
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Learning context
The Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art), New Delhi, was inaugurated on 5 August 1954 by the then Education Minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on 11 March 1957. It holds the National Exhibition of Art and the Print Biennale India, and has regional centres including Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kolkata and Lucknow.
Reference: Lalit Kala Akademi, 'Welcome to LKA' (lalitkala.gov.in)
Check yourself: when was the Lalit Kala Akademi inaugurated, and by whom?
On 5 August 1954, by the then Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Revision task: from this release, note the editions of the National Exhibition of Art and of the Print Biennale India; from the note, when and by whom the Akademi was inaugurated and when it was registered.
Test yourself
On 21 October 2026 the President presented Lalit Kala Akademi awards to selected artists of which edition of the National Exhibition of Art?
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Answer: 65th
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Lalit Kala Akademi awards to selected artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi on 21 October 2026.
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