Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Rajya Lalitkala Akademi, which operates under the Sports, Youth, and Cultural Activities Department of the state, awards the Gaurav Award to artists in Gujarat who have made significant contributions to the fields of painting, sculpture, and visual arts. The state government has announced the selection list of 31 artists who will receive this award. Each artist will be given a cash prize of Rs. 51,000 and will be honored during a special ceremony where they will receive a shawl and a copper plate.

A total of 31 artists to be honored for the years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 have been announced, which are as follows –

Year 2016-17

1. Painting Mr. Jayantilal Rabadia,
2. Painting by Mr. Milan Desai,
3. Painting by Mr. Kashyap Parikh,
4. Art by Mr. Amul Parmar,
5. Art Mr. Hemantakumar Pandya,
6. Art by Shri Dineshbhai Pancholi

Year 2017-18

7. Chitrakala Shri Umesh Kumar Kyada,
8. Chitrakala Shri Dinubhai Patel ,
9. Chitrakala Shri Keshavbhai Tandel,
10. Image Arts Mr. Vipul Laheri,
11. Art by Mr. Ramesh Baria,
12. Art by Mr. Kalpit Bhachech,
13. Shilkala Shri Himmat Panchal,
14. Sculptor Shri Lalji Pansuriya,
15. Sculptor Shri Pratap Singh Solanki,

Year 2018-19

16. Chitrakala Shri Arvind Ghosalkar,
17. Painting Shri Narendra Patel,
18. Chitrakala Shri Pravina Mahicha,
19. Art by Mr. Vraj Mistry,
20. Art by Mr. Nikunj Wagdia,
21. Art by Mr. Sadiq Saheb Syed

Year 2019-20

22. Chitrakala Shri Mahendra Parmar,
23. Chitrakala Shri Kantilal Panchal,
24. Chitrakala Shri Kanubhai Panchal,
25. Image Art Shri Devjibhai Shrimali,
26. Image Arts Mr. Rajeshkumar Patel,
27. Image Arts Mr. Siddharth Rathore,
28. Shilpkala Sri Kanubhai Paruparla,
29. Sculptor Mr. Rajesh Muliya,
30. Sculptor Mrs. Bina Patel,
31. Sculptor Mr. Nathubhai Garchar (for sand sculpture)

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