Hood Rajaiah
Hood Rajaiah ( Telugu : కాపు రాజయ్య ; born April 6, 1925 in Siddipet ; † August 20, 2012 ibid) was an Indian painter .
Life
Rajaiah came from a poor family from the district Medak located village Siddipet . He studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Hyderabad and started with tempera before moving to oil paints . He gained fame through paintings that were based on folk art and rural life in his home region of Telangana . His works, stylistically dedicated to Nakashi art, have often been compared to those of the Bengali painter Jamini Roy and portray traditional festivities, people and other facets of village life in Andhra Pradesh such as Vaddera mahila , Yellamma Jogi , Gopika Krishna , Kolatam , Bonalu and Bathukamma . He has received numerous state awards. International exhibitions of Rajaiah's paintings took place in Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Cuba and Mexico, among others.
Web links
- Folk artist Kapu Rajaiah passes away in Siddipet in The Hindu on August 21, 2012
- Renowned painter Kapu Rajaiah passes away in The Hans India
- Artist Kapu Rajaiah dead in The New Indian Express on August 21, 2012
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rajaiah, hood |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | రాజయ్య, కాపు (telugu) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Siddipet |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 2012 |
| Place of death | Siddipet |