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{{Short description|Indian artist}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = A.K. Raina
| image = AK Raina, artist.jpg
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| birth_name = Avtar Krishan Raina
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|08|10|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Srinagar, Kashmir]], [[India]]
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = [[College of Fine Arts Trivandrum]], Kerela
| known_for = painting, drawing, design
| awards = Annual State Art Exhibition, Srinagar(1967,69,73 and 76)

Lalded award, Srinagar(1979)

Senior fellowship Ministry of culture, govt. of India (2000)

Mira Kala Samman, Indore(2004)

Kalhan Award for life time achievement award Kashmiri Samiti, Indore(2004)
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| spouse = Sheela Raina
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'''Avtar Krishan Raina''', better known as '''A.K. Raina''' (ए.के. रैना) (born August 10, 1938), is an Indian artist.

==Biography==
Avtar Krishan Raina was born in Srinagar, Kashmir in 1938. At the age of 16, he dropped out of college in Kashmir to join [[College of Fine Arts Trivandrum|School of Arts, Trivandrum]], in Kerala.

He started his career as a craftsman in 1959 at the age of 22 in School of Designs, Srinagar and started painting in 1965.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011|title=A Retrospective of A.K. Raina (exhibition catalog)|date=2011|publisher=Ankit Advertising|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> He was a founder member and secretary of Kashmir Artist Guild in 1974. He was selected by [[National Institute of Design]] for a training program of "craft design" in 1981.

Raina was forced to leave Kashmir in 1990 during the [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus]], and his house in Harwan, [[Srinagar]] was burnt down. An article in [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] in 2005 said: "There is an element of poignancy in his paintings as they also in a subtle way point out how he misses his homeland, which he was forced to leave due to the strife there."<ref name="reflect">{{Cite news|date=December 31, 2005|title=Reflecting the Natural Surroundings|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051226/delhi.htm}}</ref>

His paintings have been exhibited at Kashmir Artist's Association in Srinagar (1970), Kashmir Artists Guild Exhibition in Srinagar (1974), Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi (1986), Dhoomimal Gallery in New Delhi (1987), Vadhera Art Gallery in New Delhi (1991), [[National Museum of Damascus]] (1995), Devlalikar Art Gallery in Indore (2004), Dhoomimal Gallery in New Delhi (2005),<ref name="reflect" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Upadhyaya|first=Mamta|date=December 31, 2005|title=Paradise Not Lost|work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/2000s/A.K.Raina,2005,dec.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 31, 2005|title=Longing for Kashmir|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011/page/19/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 29, 2005|title=Artist traces Kashmir's wounds in abstract lines|work=[[The Asian Age]]|url=https://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011/page/19/mode/2up}}</ref> Pritamlal Dua Gallery in Indore (2011),<ref>{{cite news|last=Vanjani|first=Deepa|date=19 March 2011|title=Landscapes Sans Scenery|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=159326057458205&set=a.107090322681779&type=3&theater}}</ref> and Dhoomimal Gallery in New Delhi (2012).<ref>{{cite web|date=18 December 2012|url=https://www.facebook.com/DhoomimalGallery/photos/a.432719730140101/432719890140085/?type=3&theater|title=Dhoomimal Gallery's Facebook post|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714134813/https://www.facebook.com/DhoomimalGallery/photos/a.432719730140101/432719890140085/?type=3&theater=|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2018 A.K. Raina was part of an exhibition of 60 Kashmiri artists from all over the world gathered at Srinagar; the exhibition was inaugurated by then governor of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Art to Heart Communication|website=Greaterkashmir.com|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/art-to-heart-communication/|date=June 29, 2018|author=Haroon Mirani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-06-22|title=The Kashmiri art bringing Hindus and Muslims together|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44572277|access-date=2020-09-29}}</ref>

Today he continues to paint in his studio in [[Indore]].

== References ==

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==Further reading==
*{{cite news|title=Tones of the Valley|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tones-of-the-valley/1106654/|date=April 24, 2013}}
*{{cite news|title=Belonging, Exile, and Nostalgia for Home|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/2000s/A%20K%20Raina,apr.jpg|date=April 16, 2013}}
*{{Cite news|last=Malik|first=Keshav|date=April 11, 1991|title=A contemplation of the macrocosm|work=[[Times of India]]|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20The%20times%20of%20india%20New%20Delhi,%20Thursday,%20April%2011%201991.jpg}}
*{{Cite news|date=April 14, 1991|title=Designs in Nature|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20The%20times%20of%20india%20New%20Delhi,%20Thursday,%20April%2011%201991.jpg}}
*{{Cite news|date=April 22, 1991|title=The Inner Life of Landscapes|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011/page/19/mode/2up}}
*{{Cite news|last=Yadav|first=R.S.|date=April 5, 1991|title=Concentrating on mega feel|work=Evening News|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20Artspread%20Evning%20News%20Friday%20April%205,%201991.jpg}}
*{{Cite news|date=March 9, 1992|title=Honorable mention for A.K. Raina|work=[[Evening News (India)|Evening News]]|url=https://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011/page/19/mode/2up}}
*{{Cite news|date=February 5, 1997|title=Sheer poetry|work=[[Evening News (India)|Evening News]]|url=https://archive.org/details/ak-raina-catalogue-2011/page/19/mode/2up}}
*{{Cite news|date=February 8, 1997|title=ए.के. रैना के चित्र|language=hi|work=सान्ध्य टाइम्स (The Evening Times)|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20ke%20painting,1997,feb.jpg}}
*{{Cite news|date=April 14–20, 1991|title=कश्मीर की सुंदर स्त्रियां|language=hi|work=दिनमान टाइम्स (Dinman Times)|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20The%20times%20of%20india%20New%20Delhi,%20Thursday,%20April%2011%201991.jpg}}
*{{Cite news|date=April 22, 1991|title=Soul-stirring landscapes|language=en|work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|url=https://www.dhoomimalgallery.com/upload/pressclipping/1990s/A.K.Raina%20The%20Statesman,%20April%2022,%201991.jpg}}

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[[Category:Kashmiri people]]
[[Category:Indian male painters]]
[[Category:1938 births]]
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