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'''M R D Dattan''' (7 July 1935 – 1 August 2006) was an artist and sculptor in the state of [[Kerala]], India. Dattan's works include statues of [[Mahatma Gandhi]],<ref>{{cite news|title= Pasts converge, history unfurls anAsuya Menon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/pasts-converge-history-unfurls-anasuya-menon/article5172670.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 September 2013|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> [[Swami Vivekananda]] and [[Sree Narayana Guru]].<ref name=passes>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/406200608011540.htm |title=''Artist and sculptor M R D Dattan passes away'', The Hindu |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181604/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/406200608011540.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> He had created more than 200 statues of Sree Narayana Guru alone.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}<br />
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He was the son of Raman (who was the Palace painter of [[Kingdom of Cochin|Kochi royal family]]) and Kavootti. After his studies at [[Madras School of Art]], he returned to Kerala to become the director of Cochin School of Art that his father established.<ref>{{cite news|title=The artists we forgot|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-artists-we-forgot/article4491578.ece|first=K|last=Pradeep|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 March 2013|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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His other works include statues of C. Kesavan, Vallathol Narayanamenon, Dr. Ambedkar, Panambilli Govindamenon, R. Venkata Raman and "Guruvayur Kesavan".<ref>{{cite web |title=Guruvayur Kesavan, a standing monument to Dathan |url=https://haindavakeralam.com/guruvayur-kesavan-standing-hk18654 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Guruvayoor|first1=Keshavan|title=Guruvayoor Keshavan|url=http://www.tourismindiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/guruvayoor-kesavan-statue1.jpg|website=tourismindiatoday.com|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091210/http://www.tourismindiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/guruvayoor-kesavan-statue1.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also the recipient of the Lalith Kala Akademi fellowship.<ref name=passes/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi - Fellowships Awarded|url=http://lalithkala.org/content/akademi-fellowships|publisher=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi}}</ref><br />
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