Correct Answer - Option 4 : Uttam Pacharne
The correct answer is Uttam Pacharne.
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On 17 May 2018, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Uttam Pacharne, an artist and sculptor as chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
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Uttam Pacharne
- He also served as a member of the advisory committee, Kala Academy, Goa, and member of the advisory committee, P L Deshpande State Lalit Kala Academy and director, Janseva Sahakari Bank, Borivali.
- He is the recipient of the National Lalit Kala Award 1985, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraska 1985 from the Government of Maharashtra, Junior National Award 1986, and Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar 2017 from Prafulla Dahanukar Foundation.
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The Lalit Kala Akademi
- The Lalit Kala Akademi was inaugurated in New Delhi on August 5th, 1954, by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- The youngest of the three Academies founded by the Government of India, the Lalit Kala Akademi was established in pursuance of the dream of the first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for cultural and national identity.
- Thus the Lalit Kala Akademi was one of three such national organizations, that emerged.
- The LKA was the principal establishment to direct its focus on activities in the field of visual arts.
