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| name = Ravinder Sharma<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1952|09|05}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Adilabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|04|29|1952|09|05}} <br />
| death_place = [[Adilabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
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| honors = [[Kala Ratna]] Award<br />
| organization = Kala Ashram<br />
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'''Ravinder Sharma''' ([[Devanagari]]: रविंदर शर्मा)([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: రవీందర్ శర్మ) (5 September 1952 - 29 April 2018), known publicly as '''Guruji''', was an Indian artist, craftsman, storyteller, historian, educationist, sociologist, economist in the native Indian context.<ref name=TT>{{cite news |url = https://telanganatoday.com/kala-ratna-awardee-ravindra-sharma-passes-away |title = Kala Ratna awardee Ravindra Sharma passes away |publisher = Telangana Today |date = 2018-04-29 |accessdate = 2020-10-10}}</ref> He was the founder of Adilabad's Kala Ashram and has been awarded with [[Kala Ratna]] Award by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] in 2014.<ref name="TH1" /><ref name=Nirmal>{{cite news |url = http://nirmalcity.com/adilabad_kalaashram_art_museum.html |title = About Kala Ashram |publisher = Nirmal City |accessdate = 2020-10-10}}</ref> Guruji is credited with playing a crucial role for almost four decades in the<br />
preservation of the India's ancient rural and tribal art forms.<ref name="TT" /> <br />
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==Early life==<br />
Guruji was born in a migrant [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] family. His early education was in a local school in Adilabad. Since his childhood, Guruji was inclined towards understanding art and the life of the artisan communities. He extensively explored villages and localities in a radius of 20 kilometers. In the 20 year long journeys, Guruji explored and studied the intricacies of rural life and local technologies.<ref name=TH1>{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/guruji-ravinder-sharma-passes-away/article23724823.ece |title = Guruji Ravinder Sharma passes away |publisher = The Hindu |date= 30 April 2018 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref><br />
After schooling in Adilabad, Guruji pursued sculpture at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University]] of [[Hyderabad]]. He obtained his post-graduation diploma from the [[University of Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref name="TT" /> <br />
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==Works==<br />
In his 20 years journey, Guruji collected artifacts and other material from rural areas. Guruji's collection includes a lot of material used by tribal people as part of their culture. His exposure and interactions with the tribal and rural communities built his knowledge about rural economy and technologies, local practices and folk arts.<ref name="TH1" /><ref name="Nirmal" /><ref name=TH2>{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ugadi-puraskaram-for-kala-ashram-guruji/article7009709.ece |title = Ugadi Puraskaram for Kala Ashram guruji |publisher = The Hindu |date= 19 March 2015 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref><br />
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In 1979, Guruji established Kala Ashram, which has been involved in various activities to bridge the gap between traditional cultural experience and the requirements of modernity with specific reference to traditional, rural artisan and artist communities.<ref name="Nirmal" /><ref name=Ka>{{cite news |url = http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in:8081/~yogesh/kala_ashram.html |title = A Glimpse of Ravindra Sharma's world and work |accessdate = 2020-10-10}}</ref> The Kala Ashram was actually established to serve as an asylum for destitute and ignored artisans but evolved in a knowledge centre in due course. It hosted some very important events connected with artisans like the Karigar Panchayat in 2008. Guruji shared his knowledge along with insights and anecdotes with people visiting the Kala Ashram and different forums across the country.<ref name="TH1" /><ref name=TH3>{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/rich-tributes-to-guruji/article23838862.ece |title = Rich tributes to Guruji |publisher = The Hindu |date= 10 May 2018 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognitions==<br />
Guruji had been awarded with [[Kala Ratna]] by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] in 2014. After the bifurcation of the State, the [[Telangana government]] awarded him the Ugadi Puraskaram in 2015.<ref name="TT" /><ref name="TH1" /><ref name="TH3" /> For his work on rural science and technology, Guruji was also conferred the D. Litt (Honoris Causa) by the [[Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University]], [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]] the same year. He had won many other minor awards during his lifetime.<ref name="TH1" /><ref name="TH2" /><ref name=TH6>{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/guruji-conferred-d-litt-by-sgt-university/article7038365.ece |title = Guruji conferred D Litt by SGT university |publisher = The Hindu |date= 27 March 2015 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref><br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
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Guruji was suffering from cancer in later part of his life.<ref name="TT" /> He died at home, in his sleep, at the age of 65. The death was condoled by Forest Minister [[Jogu Ramanna]], Boath MLA [[Rathod Bapu Rao]] and others from Adilabad.<ref name="TH1" /><ref name=TT2>{{cite news |url = https://telanganatoday.com/jogu-ramanna-pays-homage-to-late-guruji |title = Jogu Ramanna pays homage to late 'guruji' |publisher = Telangana Today |date= 30 April 2018 |accessdate = 2020-10-10}}</ref> Guruji was considered to be an expert in 'Indian way of life' and many people from across India gathered to pay him last tributes in the ashram.<ref name="TH3" /> <br />
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The collected articles on Ravinder Sharma have been put in a book titled ''Smiriti Jagran Ke Harkare''.<ref name=TH9>{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/second-edition-book-on-kala-ashram-founder-released/article29936167.ece |title = Second edition book on Kala Ashram founder released |publisher = The Hindu |date= 10 November 2019 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref> The Kala Ashram setup by Guruji, now serves as a hub of rural knowledge and people from different parts of India visit to learn about the rural technologies.<ref name="TH7">{{cite news |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kala-ashram-founder-felicitated/article7020077.ece |title = Kala Ashram founder felicitated |publisher = The Hindu |date= 22 March 2015 |accessdate = 2020-10-09}}</ref><br />
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