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{{Infobox artist
{{Infobox artist
| name         = Haku Shah
| name             = Haku Shah
| image         =
| image           =  
| image_size   =
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| caption       = Haku Shah
| caption         = Haku Shah
| birth_name   = Haku Vajubhai Shah
| birth_name       = Haku Vajubhai Shah
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|03|26}}
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|03|26}}
| birth_place   = [[Valod]], [[Gujarat]], India
| birth_place     = [[Valod]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|3|21|1934|03|26}}
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|3|21|1934|03|26}}
| death_place   =
| death_place     = [[Ahmedabad]]
| nationality   = Indian
| nationality     = Indian
| known_for     = Painting, [[tribal art]], writer
| known_for       = Painting, [[tribal art]], [[Ethnography]], [[curation]], [[Cultural anthropology]]
| training      =
| movement         = [[Baroda Group]]
| movement     = [[Baroda Group]]
| notable_works   =  
| notable_works =
| patrons         =  
| patrons       =
| awards           = [[Padma Shri]] (1989)
| awards       = [[Padma Shri]] (1989)
| spouse          = Vilu
| children        = Parthiv Shah, Setu Shah
}}
}}


'''Haku Vajubhai Shah''' (24 March 1934 – 21 March 2019) was an Indian painter, [[Gandhism|Gandhian]], cultural [[anthropologist]] and author on [[Folk art|folk]] and [[tribal art]] and [[Tribal culture|culture]]. His art belonged to the [[Baroda Group]] and his works are considered in the line of artists who brought themes of folk or tribal art to Indian art.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050311/asp/atleisure/story_4469202.asp Lyrical grace: A painting by Haku Shah  – Jamini Roy may have been the first modern to...] [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]], 11 March 2005.</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/452503-artist-haku-shah-dies-at-85|title=Artist Haku Shah dies at 85|date=2019-03-21|website=Devdiscourse|agency=Devdiscourse News Desk}}</ref>
'''Haku Vajubhai Shah''' (26 March 1934 – 21 March 2019) was an Indian painter, [[Gandhism|Gandhian]], cultural [[anthropologist]] and author on [[Folk art|folk]] and [[tribal art]] and [[Tribal culture|culture]]. His art belonged to the [[Baroda Group]] and his works are considered in the line of artists who brought themes of folk or tribal art to Indian art.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050311/asp/atleisure/story_4469202.asp Lyrical grace: A painting by Haku Shah  – Jamini Roy may have been the first modern to...] [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]], 11 March 2005.</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/452503-artist-haku-shah-dies-at-85|title=Artist Haku Shah dies at 85|date=2019-03-21|website=Devdiscourse|agency=Devdiscourse News Desk}}</ref>


He received several awards including the [[Padma Shri]] (1989), the [[Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship]] and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=hub040709in_the.asp A new book is an opportunity to revisit Baroda school stalwart  Haku Shah,...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627203432/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=hub040709in_the.asp |date=27 June 2009 }} [[Tehelka]] Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 26, Dated 4 July 2009.</ref>
He received several awards including the [[Padma Shri]] (1989), the [[Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship]] and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=hub040709in_the.asp A new book is an opportunity to revisit Baroda school stalwart  Haku Shah,...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627203432/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=hub040709in_the.asp |date=27 June 2009 }} [[Tehelka]] Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 26, Dated 4 July 2009.</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Haku Vajubhai Shah was born on 26 March 1934,<ref name="Dave2015">{{cite book |editor1-last=Dave |editor1-first=Ramesh R. |editor2-last=Desai |editor2-first=Parul Kandarp |year=2015 |title= ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ ગ્રંથ: ૭ |trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature Volume: 7 |language=gu |publisher=Ahmedabad |page=492 |isbn= 978-81-930884-5-6}}</ref><ref name="Pathak2019">{{cite journal|last=Sawai|first=Bhadra Vikram|date=May 2019|editor-last=Doshi|editor-first=Deepak|title=હકુભાઈ શાહ: કલાની પીંછી અને ગાંધીની દ્રષ્ટિ|trans-title=Hakubhai Shah: Paintbrush of Art and Vision of Gandhi|journal=Navneet Samarpan|language=gu|publisher=P. V. Shankarankutti, [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]|location=Mumbai|volume=40|issue=1|pages=38–40|issn=2455-4162}}</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/452503-artist-haku-shah-dies-at-85 Artist Haku Shah dies at 85]</ref> in [[Valod]] (now in [[Surat district]], Gujarat) to Vajubhai and Vadanben. His mother was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and it influenced him. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Valod and was an active member of student union. He graduated in Fine Arts (BFA) from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]] in 1955, followed by a master's degree in Fine Arts (MFA) from the same university.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Pathak2019" /><ref name=ban>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104105807/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/10/stories/2007011000800100.htm Painter, writer, anthropologist, mentor and inspiration to many in many realms of life — Haku Shah is considered an authority on folk and tribal art.] [[The Hindu]], 10 January 2007.</ref>
Haku Vajubhai Shah was born on 26 March 1934,<ref name="Dave2015">{{cite book |editor1-last=Dave |editor1-first=Ramesh R. |editor2-last=Desai |editor2-first=Parul Kandarp |year=2015 |title= ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ ગ્રંથ: ૭ |trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature Volume: 7 |language=gu |publisher=Ahmedabad |page=492 |isbn= 978-81-930884-5-6}}</ref><ref name="Pathak2019">{{cite journal|last=Sawai|first=Bhadra Vikram|date=May 2019|editor-last=Doshi|editor-first=Deepak|title=હકુભાઈ શાહ: કલાની પીંછી અને ગાંધીની દ્રષ્ટિ|trans-title=Hakubhai Shah: Paintbrush of Art and Vision of Gandhi|journal=Navneet Samarpan|language=gu|publisher=P. V. Shankarankutti, [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]|location=Mumbai|volume=40|issue=1|pages=38–40|issn=2455-4162}}</ref><ref name=":1">[https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/452503-artist-haku-shah-dies-at-85 Artist Haku Shah dies at 85]</ref> in [[Valod]] (now in [[Surat district]], Gujarat) to Vajubhai and Vadanben. His mother was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and it influenced him. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Valod and was an active member of student union. He graduated in Fine Arts (BFA) from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]] in 1955, followed by a master's degree in Fine Arts (MFA) from the same university.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Pathak2019" /><ref name=ban>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104105807/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/10/stories/2007011000800100.htm Painter, writer, anthropologist, mentor and inspiration to many in many realms of life — Haku Shah is considered an authority on folk and tribal art.] [[The Hindu]], 10 January 2007.</ref> He worked at the [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]], primarily as a ethnographer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-03-18 |title=Parthiv Shah talks about his father Haku Shah, an artist who blurred the lines between art and craft |url=https://abirpothi.com/parthiv-shah-talks-about-his-father-haku-shah-an-artist-who-blurred-the-lines-between-art-and-craft/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Abirpothi |language=en-US}}</ref> He and [[Eberhard Fischer (art historian)]] collaborated on several craft documentation and ethographic research studies. In 1970, Fischer and Shah published the book Rural Craftsmen and their Work at NID.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.bibliopolis.com |title=Rural Craftsmen and their Work: Equipment and techniques in the Mer village of Ratadi in Saurashtra, India by Eberhard Fischer, Haku Shah on Mullen Books |url=https://www.mullenbooks.com/pages/books/158173/eberhard-fischer-haku-shah/rural-craftsmen-and-their-work-equipment-and-techniques-in-the-mer-village-of-ratadi-in-saurashtra?soldItem=true |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Mullen Books |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==