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'''Dinanath Pathy''' (1942 – 29 August 2016) was an Indian painter, author and art historian from the state of [[Odisha]]. Pathy was the former secretary of [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] in [[New Delhi]] and [[Bhubaneswar]]. He was the founding principal of the [[B.K. College of Art and Crafts]]. Pathy was awarded the [[President of India Silver Plaque]] for painting, [[Odisha Sahitya Academy Award]] for autobiography "''Digapahandira Drawing Master''", and [[Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship]] for his research in art. He was nominated for the International Rietberg Award from [[Rietberg Museum|Rietberg Society]] in 2014 for his contributions to research on Indian art history. Pathy authored over 50 books in English, [[Odia language|Odia]] and German on classical, traditional, tribal, folk, rural and contemporary art of Odisha.<br />
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Pathy died of cardiac arrest at the age of 74 on 29 August 2016 in Bhubaneswar.<ref name="IE29August2016">{{cite news|title=Noted painter, art historian Dinanath Pathy passes away|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/noted-painter-art-historian-dinanath-pathy-passes-away-3002084/|accessdate=30 August 2016|work=PTI|publisher=Indian Express|date=29 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Pathy was born in 1942 at [[Digapahandi]], [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]], Odisha.<ref name="TOI29August2016">{{cite news|last1=Singha|first1=Minati|title=Dinanath Pathy, eminent painter and writer, passes away – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Dinanath-Pathy-eminent-painter-and-writer-passes-away/articleshow/53914862.cms|accessdate=31 August 2016|agency=Times of India|publisher=Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd|date=29 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
Pathy worked as a theater curtain painter and a makeup man with no vocation education. He later graduated in fine arts from [[Government College of Arts and Crafts Khallikote]]. Pathy also studied in [[Utkal University]] and later in [[Visva-Bharati University]].<ref name="TOI29August2016" /><br />
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== Work ==<br />
He worked as the arts and crafts curator in [[Odisha State Museum]]. He was the founder principal of [[B.K. College of Art and Crafts]], Bhubaneswar.<ref name="TOI29August2016" /><br />
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Pathy was the secretary of [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] in New Delhi and president of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, Bhubaneswar. He worked with [[Eberhard Fischer (art historian)|Eberhard Fischer]], former director Emeritus, [[Rietberg Museum]] for over thirty years to promote the [[arts of Odisha]] globally. He was working as the chairman of [[Ila Panda Centre for Arts]] and director of [[:de:Alice Boner Institut|Alice Boner Institute]], [[Varanasi]] before his death.<ref name="TOI29August2016" /><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Pathy was awarded the President of India Silver Plaque for his contribution to painting.<ref name="TOI29August2016" /><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
Pathy has authored more than 50 books in English, Odia and German about classical, traditional, tribal, folk, rural and contemporary art of Odisha. He received the [[Odisha Sahitya Academy Award]] for his autobiography "Digapahandira Drawing Master".<ref name="TOI29August2016" /><br />
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