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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Svetoslav Roerich<br />
| image = RR5110-0057R.gif<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1904|10|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russian Empire]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1993|01|30|1904|10|23}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| resting_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India<br />
| spouse = [[Devika Rani]] (1945–1993)<br />
| parents = [[Nicholas Roerich]], <br /> [[Helena Roerich]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Svetoslav Nikolaevich Roerich''' ({{lang-ru|Светослáв or Святослáв Никола́евич Рéрих}}; 23 October 1904 – 30 January 1993), Russian and Indian painter, son of [[Helena Roerich|Helena]] and [[Nicholas Roerich]], studied from a young age under his father's tutelage.<ref>{{cite book |last2=Aunovsky |first2=O. K. |last1=Skumin |author-link=Victor Skumin |first1=V. A. |year=1995 |script-title=ru: Светоносцы (о семье Рерихов) |trans-title=The Bringers of the Light (The story of the Roerich family). |location=[[Novocheboksarsk]] |publisher=TEROS |url=http://biblmdkz.ru/svet.html |isbn=5-88167-004-3 |language=ru |access-date=16 January 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824010907/http://biblmdkz.ru/svet.html |archive-date=24 August 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He studied architecture in England in 1919 and entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920. He won the Grand Prix of the [[Sesquicentennial Exposition]] in Philadelphia in 1926.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:Residence of Svetoslav Roerich.JPG|thumb|Residence of Svetoslav Roerich, Bangalore]]<br />
He lived for many years in India where [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] awarded him the International Award and the [[Padma Bhushan]]. His paintings of Nehru and [[Indira Gandhi]], adorn the historic Central Parliament Hall in New Delhi. He was married in 1945 to an Indian movie star [[Devika Rani]], who was once married to producer [[Himanshu Rai]] and known as "The First Lady of the Indian Screen". Roerich died in 1993 at the age of 88 and is buried in [[Bangalore]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shapiroauctions.com/auctions/Auction-06-10-2018/179-svetoslav-nikolaevich-roerich-russian-1904-1993|title=SVETOSLAV NIKOLAEVICH ROERICH (RUSSIAN-INDIAN 1904–1993)|website=shapiroauctions.com}}</ref><br />
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He was named an Honorary Academician of the Art Academy of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], and was an honorary member of the Bulgarian Academy of Art.<br />
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He had a large plantation on the outskirts of Bangalore, called Tataguni, on Kanakpura road. He and Devika Rani lived here; after their respective deaths in August 2011, the Government of Karnataka acquired the estate after the Supreme Court of India passed the verdict in favour of them..<br />
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Roerich family's residence in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], India, is now home for a gallery of paintings. It is managed by the International Roerich Trust and has been named Roerich Heritage Museum. The gallery was founded by Svetoslav Roerich in 1962.<ref>[http://www.roerich-museum.ru/eng International Centre of the Roerichs]</ref><br />
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==Work==<br />
Roerich mainly painted landscapes and portraits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roerich.kar.nic.in/svetoslav_roerich.htm|title=Untitled Document|website=www.roerich.kar.nic.in}}</ref><br />
His paintings were first exhibited in India in 1936–1937 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041024/spectrum/main4.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><br />
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His portrait of [[Indira Gandhi]] was unveiled in the [[Parliament House (India)|Central Hall]] of the [[Parliament House (India)|Parliament of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/picture_gallery/smt_indira.asp|title=Rajya Sabha|website=rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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European art historians have considered his paintings to be influenced by [[expressionism]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}<br />
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==Honours and awards==<br />
[[File:S.Roerich Stamp.jpg|thumb|Roerich postage stamp]]<br />
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (India) {{small|(1961)}}<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><br />
* [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]]<br />
* [[Order of Madara Horseman]] (Bulgaria)<br />
* Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru<br />
* Cavalier of the [[Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius|Order of Cyril and Methodius]] (Bulgaria)<br />
* Honorary Member of the [[USSR Academy of Arts]]<br />
* Honorary Doctor of [[Veliko Tarnovo University]] (Bulgaria)<br />
* Academician of the [[Academy of Fine Arts of India]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Roerichism]]<br />
* [[Helena Roerich]]<br />
* [[Nicholas Roerich]]<br />
* [[George de Roerich]]<br />
* [[Pax Cultura]]<br />
* [[Yuli Mikhailovich Vorontsov]] — president of International Centre of the Roerichs (Moscow)<br />
* [[Sree Chitra Art Gallery]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Svetoslav Roerich}}<br />
*[http://www.srikanta-sastri.org/s-r-ramaswamy/4581298747 "SVETOSLAV ROERICH" – A Collective] by [[S. R. Ramaswamy]]<br />
*[http://www.itihasa.in/svetoslav-roerich/4582054624 Rare Photographs of Svetoslav Roerich with World Leaders]<br />
*[http://irmtkullu.com/the-roerich-family/svetoslav-roerich/ International Roerich Memorial Trust] (India)<br />
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{{Nicholas Roerich}}<br />
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