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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Raghunath Krishna Phadke<br />
| image = R. K. Phadke.jpg<br />
| birth_date = 27 January 1884<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|17 May 1972|27 January 1884|df=y}}<br />
| known_for = [[Sculpture]]<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (1961)<br />
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'''Raghunath Krishna Phadke''' (1884–1972) was an Indian sculptor from what was [[Bombay Presidency]] for much of his life.<ref>{{cite web<br />
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}}</ref> He is a winner of [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1960–69)|1961 Padma Shri Award]].<ref>He told about mumbai that it was very costly and therefore they settled down in dhar.<br />
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== Phadke Art Studio ==<br />
Phadke was born in Bassein where he received his early schooling in the Bassein English School.<ref>{{cite journal|year=1921|title=A Rising Indian Sculptor|journal=The Modern Review|volume=30|issue=2|page=173}}</ref> During the first half of the 20th century, the Maharaja of [[Dhar State|Dhar]] was a patron of art and would often invite several artists to his kingdom. Phadke was one of those. On his request, Phadke started an art studio in [[Dhar]], a city in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=":0"><br />
{{cite web|url=http://dhar.nic.in/visit.htm#tab=2|title=Dhar District|access-date=17 May 2013}}<br />
</ref> He settled in Dhar in 1933.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/tag/dhar/|title=Dhar – Don't hold your breath|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> It is today known as Phadke Art Studio<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/cbk?cb_client=unknown_client.imagery_viewer&output=report&image_key=!1e10!2sAF1QipPJnJIlnoi9aqWxuAYN2ALiIyz30PsTzezsudkK&fid=0x3962366fd3e09fd5:0x83c729171dbb140a|title=Google Maps: Report Inappropriate Image|website=www.google.com|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> and is located on the outdoors of Dhar Fort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/travel/re-visit-the-dynamic-history-of-dhar/681033|title=Best places to visit at Dhar|date=2015-10-09|website=Freepressjournal : Latest Indian news,Live updates|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><br />
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The museum today has sculptures of many important people from Indian History such as [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], [[Ram Mohan Roy]], among others. There are also bust statues of kings, queens, local chieftains and spiritual leaders.<ref name=":0" /> The studio has all busts lined up in a row in an academic style.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Phadke's own personal legacy of arts can be seen in busts installed in public places in Dhar, Indore and Ujjain.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Government Institute of Fine Arts, Dhar ==<br />
The Government Institute of Fine Arts, Dhar was founded under Phadke's guidance on 24 November 1939. It is affiliated to [http://www.sirjjschoolofart.in/ Sir J J School of Arts, Mumbai] and Indira [[Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya|Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Khairagarh]], [[Rajnandgaon|Rajnadgaon]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. Since 2002, the institute is working under the Higher Education of MP Government.<br />
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