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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kanu Desai''' (1907–1980) was an Indian artist and art director.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Kanu Desai was born in [[Bharuch]], [[Gujarat]], in 1907. Later his family shifted to his maternal uncle's home in [[Ahmedabad]]. In 1920, he volunteered at [[Indian National Congress]] session in Ahmedabad addressed by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. He joined [[Ravishankar Raval]] to learn art in 1922. He was sent to [[Shantiniketan]] to study under [[Nandalal Bose]] in 1925 through the scholarship of [[Gujarat Vidyapith]]. He was thus influenced by Bose and [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. In 1930, he joined Gandhi in [[Dandi March]] during which he drew many paintings which recorded the event. Later he started drawing silhouette paintings. In 1937, he participated to decorate INC session at Haripura. His drawings published as romantic albums under ''Jeevan Mangal'' and ''Nritya Manjari'' titles. After designing coverpages of books, he started designing sets for films in Mumbai. He designed sets for 1945 film ''Ram Rajya''. He worked as an art director for several films including ''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'', ''[[Navrang]]'', ''[[Bharat Milap]]'', ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/09dinesh.htm |title=Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje:Dance & Drama |first=Dinesh |last=Raheja |work=Rediff.com |date=September 9, 2002 |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref> He died in 1980.<ref name=nga>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuga-arthouse.com/kdesai-biography.html |title=Kanu Desai Biography |publisher=NuGa Arthouse |accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
He received [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]], the highest award in Gujarati culture, in 1938.<ref name=nga/> He was also awarded [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction]] in 1957 for ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/best-art-direction-award-143.html |title=Best Art Director Award Filmfare |publisher=Awards&Shows |accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref> In 1965, he received Gujarat Gaurav Puraskar from Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy.<ref name=nga/><br />
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==External links==<br />
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