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{{Infobox artist
| image= DNWALLI.jpg
| caption = Watercolor Artist
| name = Dina Nath Walli
| birth_date = 1908
| birth_place = Badyar Bala, Srinagar, [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 2006
| death_place = [[Karnal]], [[Haryana]], India
| nationality = Indian
| spouse =
| field = painting, poetry
| training =
| movement = [[Modern art]]
| works =
| patrons =
| influenced by =
| influenced =
| awards = Maharaja Gold Medal (1939), Highly commended medal, Academy of Fine Arts Calcutta (1940), AIFACS Veteran Artist Award (1996), [[Saraswati Samman]] (2004)
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'''Dina Nath Walli ''' (1908–2006), also known by his pen name '''Almast Kashmiri''', was a renowned [[watercolorist|water colour artist]] and poet from [[Srinagar]] city in [[Kashmir valley]]. He was the part of the [[modern art]] movement in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and was known for painting everyday scenes of Kashmir.<ref>{{cite web |title=Modern art in Kashmir reflects contemporary realities|url=http://www.sify.com/news/modern-art-in-kashmir-reflects-contemporary-realities-news-national-lbirugdbbde.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129212521/http://www.sify.com/news/modern-art-in-kashmir-reflects-contemporary-realities-news-national-lbirugdbbde.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2014 |date=8 January 2011 |publisher=[[Sify]] News }}</ref><ref name=Datta139>[[#Da|Datta, p. 139]]</ref>

He lived in Badyar Bala area of Srinagar, which has been home to many [[Kashmiri Pandit]] artists including S.N. Bhat and Mohan Raina.

==Early life and education==

His father died when Dina Nath was very young. He had his early education in Srinagar, then he continued his three years course at Amar Singh Technical Institute, Srinagar and then he moved to Calcutta in 1930 for his further training, where he learned various forms of art under the guidance of [[Percy Brown (scholar)|Percy Brown]], principal of the [[Government College of Art & Craft]] at the [[University of Calcutta]].

==Career==
In 1936, he returned to Srinagar, where he concentrated on [[landscape painting]] in water colours mainly. He was also awarded gold medals by the government of Kashmir in 1939 and in 1940 he was awarded a highly commended medal from the [[Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta]].

He was aware of various forms of modern art especially [[Salvador Dalí]]'s surrealism, [[Pablo Picasso]]'s Cubism, expressionism, impressionism, Pop art and Abstract art. His paintings are good examples of impressionism, they are unique in their own way. He had also produced an album of 12 paintings.<ref>[http://www.koausa.org/Paintings/Walli/index.html Dina Nath Walli] Kashmiri Overseas Association.</ref>

Under his pen name of Almast Kashmiri, his "accent on realistic art or people's poetry", is best seen in his two collections of his poetry, ''Bala Yapair'' (This side of Mountains, 1955) and ''Sahaavukh Posh'' (Desert Flowers, 1981).<ref name=Datta139/><ref>{{cite book |title=Dina Nath Nadim (Makers of Indian Literature)|author= Trilokinath Raina|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |year=1998|isbn=812600441X |page= 14}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He was fond of music and was closely attached to musical instruments, mainly violin, flute, and sitar (Indian string instrument). He was survived by one son and three daughters. After marriage of his children he moved out to [[Karnal]] with his son, Dr. T. K. Walli in the 1980s.

=== Solo shows===

# He did first one-man show at Nedou's hotel, Srinagar 1953, opened by Percy Brown.
# He did second one-man show at [[Jehangir Art Gallery]], Bombay in January 1954, opened by late Sh. S.K.Patil
# He did third one-man show at AIFACS, New Delhi in December 1954, opened by late Shri Sardar K.M.Panikkar
# He did fourth one man show at NDA, Pune, 1955
# He did fifth one man show at Artistry House, Calcutta, 1956, opened by Dr. Kail Dass
# He did sixth one man show again at AIFACS New Delhi, 1964
# He did his seventh show at Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit kala Academy, New Delhi
# His eight show was done at Kuwait, in 2004
# His ninth show was done at Kala Kendra, [[Jammu]], in March 2010

==Works==

* ''Kashmir Water Colour Paintings'', by Dinanath Walli. Walli, 1970.
* ''Sahraavuky posh: desert flowers'', by Dinanath Walli. Metropolitan Book Co., 1978.

== Paintings ==
# Riverside temple, 1956
# A house boat in moonlight, 1967
# Dal lake from above Shalimar garden, 1954
# River-side shops, Srinagar, 1946
# Nangaparbat mountain seen from Khilanmarg, 1945
# Way to Makhdoom Sahib's shrine, Hariparbat, 1950
# KutakulCanal in Autumn, 1953
# Maisuma back street Srinagar, 1949
# Maisuma back street Srinagar, 1949
# Kashmiris enjoying almond blossoms near Hariparbat 1952
# Nangaparbat mountain from Khilanmarg, 1949
# Gujjar shephardess, 1943
# Mar canal in spring, 1943
# Mar canal in downtown, Srinagar, 1948
# Houses on islands near Dal lake, 1965
# Houses near Dal backwaters, 1961
# Hariparbat from Nagin Lake, 1958
# Gate leading to Makhdoom Sahib's shrine, 1952
# Mar canal near Bohri Kadal, 1946
# BARAMULLA Street, 1950
# A view from Akber's Gate in spring, 1952
# Mount Mahadeo in spring, 1969
# Ferry boats on River Jehlum, 1956
# Paddy fields near Mount Mahadeo, 1966
# Mar canal in early spring, 1945
# Mount Affarwat and Pirpanchal seen from Dal Lake, 1967
# The Dal Backwaters, 1965
# Jehlum Valley road in Autumn, 1954
# Zabarwan hill from Dal Lake, 1963
# Shapherdess, taking care of her flock, 1951
# Village shops near Hazratbal Mosque, 1949
# Dal Lake in winter, 1951
# Kashmir in winter, 1947
# Nagin Lake at evening time, 1944
# Mount Mahadev from village Kreshbal, 1952
# Saffron fields at Pampore, Kashmir, 1955
# Village Bemuna Kashmir(now a posh colony in Srinagar), 1961
# Akber's Bridge, Rainawari, the water way leading to dal lake, 1954
# Shah humdan Sahib's Shrine on the bank of river Jehlum, 1946
# The horses on the Bund, Srinagar, 1948
# Night scene at Habba Kadal, Srinagar, 1950
# Dal lake in summer, 1951
# Circular road Gulmarg, 1943
# Pirpanjal in Autumn, 1945
# Village Mattan on the way to Pahalgam, 1943
# Mount Mahadev from River Jehlum, Srinagar, 1943
# Road to old airport, Srinagar,1943
# Village houses in Kashmir,1941
# Nangaparbat Mountain from gulmarg, 1941
# On way to Amarnath Cave, 1941
# Chinars in Autumn, Kralapora Village, 1941
# Mount Affarwat from Gulmarg, 1942
# Road to Old airport, Srinagar, 1943
# Mount Mahgadev from river jehlum, Srinagar, 1943
# Village Mattan on way to Phalgam, 1943
# Circular Road Gulmarg, 1943
# Water way to Dal Lake, 1943
# On way to Gulmarg via Baba rishi, 1944
# Shankrayacharya Hill from river Jehlum, 1945
# Nangaparbat Mountain from Khilanmarg, 1945
# Dal Lake at evening, during autumn, 1945
# Pirpanchal in autumn, 1945
# Shah Humdan Sahib's shrine on the bank of river jehlum, 1946
# River side shops, Srinagar, 1945
# Houses on the Bund, Srinagar, 1948
# Maisuma, Black Street, Srinagar, 1949
# Shashnag water, Pahalgam, 1950
# Way to Makhdoom Sahib Shrine, Hariparbat, 1950
# Village sebden- Women pounding paddy, 1951
# Road to Pirpanchal in spring, 1952
# Street in Rainawar, Srinagar, 1953
# Kutakul Canal in Autumn, 1953
# House boat in Nagin lake, 1954
# Dal lake form above Shalimar gardens, 1954
# Street on Bund, Srinagar, 1955

== Known Collections==
# Taj Hotal, Bombay
# Chandhigarh Museum, Chandigarh
# Kashmir Govt. Museum, Srinagar
# Dhoommal Art Gallery, New Delhi
# Tariq Raiab Museum, Kuwait

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite book |title=The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Vol. 1|author= Amaresh Datta|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year= 2006|isbn=8126018038 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA139 |ref=Da }}
* [http://www.koausa.org/Paintings/Walli/index.html Paintings - Walli], KOA USA
* [http://www.shehjar.com/list/127/1520/1.html Shehjar.com]

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