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'''Krishen Khanna''' (born 1925) is an [[India]]n artist born in [[Lyallpur]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A Studio Tete~A~Tete With Krishen Khanna|url=http://www.fridaygurgaon.com/news/652-a-studio-tete-a-tete-with-krishen-khanna.html|publisher=Friday Gurgaon|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> (now [[Faislabad]], [[Pakistan]]). He attended [[Imperial Service College]] in England and is a self-taught artist.<ref>{{cite web|title=krishen khanna|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/krishen-khanna/|publisher=artnet|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> He is recipient of the [[Rockefeller Fellowship]] in 1962, the [[Padma Shri]] in 1990, and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011.<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=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
In 1938 Khanna travelled from [[Mumbai|Bombay]] to Britain on [[RMS Strathmore|RMS ''Strathmore'']].<ref>[[Gayatri Sinha]], ''Krishen Khanna, a critical biography'' (2001)</ref> After attending the [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Imperial Service College]] from 1938 to 1942, Khanna enrolled at Government College, Lahore, from 1942 to 1944. In 1946 he started working with [[Grindlays Bank]] for 14 years. In 1961 he resigned from the bank and devoted his full-time to art.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishen Khanna|url=http://www.indianartcircle.com/krishenkhanna/kk_ind1.shtml|publisher=indianarticle|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref><br />
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== A Far Afternoon : a painted saga by Krishen Khanna (2015) ==<br />
The feature documentary directed by [[Sruti Harihara Subramanian]] and produced by Piramal Art Foundation, A Far Afternoon&nbsp;— A painted saga by Krishen Khanna,<ref>{{Citation|last=Subramanian|first=Sruti Harihara|title=A Far Afternoon: a Painted Saga by Krishen Khanna|date=2000-01-01|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5139252/|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> recently received two National awards in the categories of National Award for Best Art /Cultural Film and the National Award for Best Music (Non-Feature).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/as-krishen-khanna-etched-a-far-afternoon/article7695173.ece|title=As Krishen Khanna etched ‘A Far Afternoon’...|date=2015-09-28|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> The documentary is a filmmaker’s attempt to memorialize the artistic process involved in the creation of the eponymous art work by veteran artist Krishen Khanna, and trace some of the influencers for the artist. A film in five parts, A Far Afternoon, delves into those influences that eventually rendered themselves on canvas. Bombay, the city in which Krishen Khanna was inducted into the Progressive Artists Group; the baraaat (wedding procession), a constant in Indian weddings; the choice of colours, yellow, blue and whites; other artists, other art works that have brought him to this place and point in time. The music directors of A Far Afternoon the music duo Aravind-Jai Shankar are based out of Chennai, India. They have worked on national award-winning films, documentaries, advertising commercials, computer and mobile device games and numerous other projects encompassing the scope of music, sound design, and audio production.<br />
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===Festivals/Awards===<br />
1. 63rd National Film Awards&nbsp;— Best Art/Cultural film<br />
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2. 63rd National Film Awards&nbsp;— Best music (non feature film category)<br />
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3. New York Indian Film Festival&nbsp;— Nominated for Best Documentary&nbsp;— May 2016<br />
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4. 3rd Cinema Indien, Stockholm&nbsp;— Official selection&nbsp;— April2016<br />
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5. All Lights India International Film Festival&nbsp;— Official Selection&nbsp;— November 2015<br />
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==Awards, Fellowships and Honors==<br />
* Rockefellar Fellowship (1962)<br />
* National Award Lalit Kala Academi (1965)<br />
* Fellowship of the Council of Economics and Cultural Affairs, New York (1965)<br />
* Gold Medal First Triennale of Contemporary World Art, New Delhi (1968)<br />
* President's Award, International Festival of Art, Baghdad, Iraq (1986)<br />
* Gold Medal First Biennale Of Art, Lahore, Pakistan (1986)<br />
* Padma Shri by Gov't of India (1990)<br />
* Padma Bhushan by Gov't of India (2011)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.saffronart.com/artists/krishen-khanna "Krishen Khanna Profile,Interview and Artworks"]<br />
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