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'''Ghulam Rasool Santosh''' (1929 – March 10, 1997), also known as '''G. R. Santosh''', was a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] painter and poet. He was best known for his [[Theme (arts)|theme]]s inspired by [[Kashmir Shaivism]]. In 1979, he became the recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his poem titled ''Be Soakh Rooh''.<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Award">{{cite web | title=Akademi Awards (1955-2020) | website=Sahitya Akademi | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#KASHMIRI | access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born Ghulam Rasool in a Kashmiri [[Muslim]] family of modest means in the ''Chinkral Mohalla'' habba kadal neighborhood of old [[Srinagar]]. He dropped out of school after his father's death and took up odd jobs like [[writing]], [[painting]] [[signboard]]s, weaving [[silk]] and [[whitewash]]ing walls. In 1954 he won a [[scholarship]] to study [[fine arts]] under a celebrated [[India]]n painter, [[N. S. Bendre]] in the faculty of Arts, at [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]], in the state of [[Baroda]], in the state of [[Gujarat]], in western [[India]].<br />
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Around the same time, he did what was considered unusual and unacceptable in [[conservatism|conservative]] Kashmiri society - he married his [[childhood sweetheart]], [[Santosh]], who was a [[Kashmiri Pandit]], and also assumed her name.<ref name="Greater Kashmir 2015">{{cite web | title=The art of G.R. Santosh | website=Greater Kashmir | date=2015-03-14 | url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/gk-magazine/the-art-of-g-r-santosh/ | access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In the early 1960s, [[Santosh]] studied [[tantra|Tantric]] ([[mysticism|mystical]]) art and [[Kaśmir Śaivism|Kashmir Shaivism]]. In 1964 he adopted this style to create some of the best examples of modern [[tantra|Tantric]] paintings. His paintings are known for the vibrancy of colors, neat lines, [[energy (esotericism)|spiritual energy]] and sensuousness. His paintings have been exhibited in notable international shows including the Tenth [[São Paulo Art Biennial]], 1969<ref name="Bienniel 1969">{{cite web | title=Catálogo da 10ª Bienal de São Paulo (1969) | website=issuu | date=2008-08-01 | url=https://issuu.com/bienal/docs/nameacb494/128 | access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> and the 'Neo-Tantra: Contemporary<br />
Indian Art Inspired by Tradition' exhibition at [[University of California]], [[Los Angeles]], 1985.<ref>{{cite news | title=A View of India’s Modern Tantric Art | first= Jane| last=Greenstein| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=1985-12-25}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died on March 10, 1997, in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. He was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Biography}}<br />
* {{Portal-inline|India}}<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Art}}<br />
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