Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi

Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (Ratna)
Award for individual contributions to Fine Arts
Awarded for	Honour for the fine arts in India
Sponsored by	Lalit Kala Akademi, Government of India
First awarded	1955
Last awarded	2006
Highlights
First winner	Jamini Roy (1955)

The Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, also, Lalit Kala Akademi Ratna (Sanskrit ratna, "gem") is an honour for the fine arts in India, given to eminent artists for their lifetime achievements in the field of visual arts. It is awarded by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, it is the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Government of India.

The ‘Fellow,’ carries a purse-money of Rs.25,000/-, a citation and a plaque. The Fellow is honoured with a portfolio about their major art works. The first elected fellow, in 1955, was the artist Jamini Roy.

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