Dina Nath Walli

Dina Nath Walli

Watercolor Artist
Born 1908
Badyar Bala, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died 2006
Karnal, Haryana, India
Nationality Indian
Known for painting, poetry
Movement Modern art
Awards Maharaja Gold Medal by the government of Kashmir in 1939, Highly commended medal from the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta in 1940, AIFACS Vetern Artist Award in 1996, Sarvasati Samana in 2004

Dina Nath Walli (Dinanath Walli) also known by his pen name Almast Kashmiri (1908–2006) was renowned water colour artist and poet from Srinagar city in Kashmir valley. He was the part of the modern art movement in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and was known for painting everyday scenes of Kashmir.[1][2]

He lived in Badyar Bala area of Srinagar, which has been home to many Kashmiri Pandit artists including S.N. Bhat and Mohan Raina.

Early life and education

His father died at very early age. He had his early education in Srinagar, then he continued his three years course at Amar Singh Technical Institute, Srinagar and then he moved to Calcutta in 1930 for his further training, where he learned various forms of art under the guidance of Percy Brown, principal of the Government College of Art & Craft at the University of Calcutta.

Career

In 1936, he returned to Srinagar, where he concentrated on landscape painting in water colours mainly. He was also awarded gold medals by the government of Kashmir in 1939 and in 1940 he was awarded a highly commended medal from the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta.

He was aware of various forms of modern art especially Salvador Dalí's surrealism, Pablo Picasso's Cubism, expressionism, impressionism, Pop art and Abstract art. His paintings are good examples of impressionism, they are unique in their own way. He had also produced an album of 12 paintings.[3]

Under his pen name of Almast Kashmiri, his "accent on realistic art or people's poetry", is best seen in his two collections of his poetry, Bala Yapair (This side of Mountains, 1955) and Sahaavukh Posh (Desert Flowers, 1981).[2][4]

Personal life

He was fond of music and was closely attached to musical instruments mainly violin, flute, sitar(Indian string instrument). He is survived with one son and three daughters. After marriage of his children he moved out to Karnal with his son, Dr. T. K.Walli in the 1980s.

Solo shows

  1. He did first one-man show at Nedou's hotel, Srinagar 1953, opened by Percy Brown.
  2. He did second one-man show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay on January 1954, opened by late Sh. S.K.Patil
  3. He did third one-man show at AIFACS, New Delhi on December 1954, opened by late Shri Sardar K.M.Panikkar
  4. He did fourth one man show at NDA, Pune, 1955
  5. He did fifth one man show at Artistry House, Calcutta, 1956, opened by Dr. Kail Dass
  6. He did sixth one man show again at AIFACS New Delhi, 1964
  7. He did his seventh show at Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit kala Academy, New Delhi
  8. His eight show was done at Kuwait, in 2004
  9. His ninth show was done at Kala Kendra, Jammu, on March 2010

Works

Kashmir Water Colour Paintings, by Dinanath Walli. Walli, 1970. Sahraavuky posh: desert flowers, by Dinanath Walli. Metropolitan Book Co., 1978.
To view more of his works, visit http://ikashmir.net/dnwalli/doc/dnwalli2.pdf and http://www.koausa.org/Paintings/Walli/index.html Collection of reviews from different sources are shown in the form of pdf- http://ikashmir.net/dnwalli/doc/presscuttings.pdf

Paintings

  1. Riverside temple, 1956
  2. A house boat in moonlight, 1967
  3. Dal lake from above Shalimar garden, 1954
  4. River-side shops, Srinagar, 1946
  5. Nangaparbat mountain seen from Khilanmarg, 1945
  6. Way to Makhdoom Sahib's shrine, Hariparbat, 1950
  7. KutakulCanal in Autumn, 1953
  8. Maisuma back street Srinagar, 1949
  9. Maisuma back street Srinagar, 1949
  10. Kashmiris enjoying almond blossoms near Hariparbat 1952
  11. Nangaparbat mountain from Khilanmarg, 1949
  12. Gujjar shephardess, 1943
  13. Mar canal in spring, 1943
  14. Mar canal in downtown, Srinagar, 1948
  15. Houses on islands near Dal lake, 1965
  16. Houses near Dal backwaters, 1961
  17. Hariparbat from Nagin Lake, 1958
  18. Gate leading to Makhdoom Sahib's shrine, 1952
  19. Mar canal near Bohri Kadal, 1946
  20. A view from Akber's Gate in spring, 1952
  21. Mount Mahadeo in spring, 1969
  22. Ferry boats on River Jehlum, 1956
  23. Paddy fields near Mount Mahadeo, 1966
  24. Mar canal in early spring, 1945
  25. Mount Affarwat and Pirpanchal seen from Dal Lake, 1967
  26. The Dal Backwaters, 1965
  27. Jehlum Valley road in Autumn, 1954
  28. Zabarwan hill from Dal Lake, 1963
  29. Shapherdess, taking care of her flock, 1951
  30. Village shops near Hazratbal Mosque, 1949
  31. Dal Lake in winter, 1951
  32. Kashmir in winter, 1947
  33. Nagin Lake at evening time, 1944
  34. Mount Mahadev from village Kreshbal, 1952
  35. Saffron fields at Pampore, Kashmir, 1955
  36. Village Bemuna Kashmir(now a posh colony in Srinagar), 1961
  37. Akber's Bridge, Rainawari, the water way leading to dal lake, 1954
  38. Shah humdan Sahib's Shrine on the bank of river Jehlum, 1946
  39. The horses on the Bund, Srinagar, 1948
  40. Night scene at Habba Kadal, Srinagar, 1950
  41. Dal lake in summer, 1951
  42. Circular road Gulmarg, 1943
  43. Pirpanjal in Autumn, 1945
  44. Village Mattan on the way to Pahalgam, 1943
  45. Mount Mahadev from River Jehlum, Srinagar, 1943
  46. Road to old airport, Srinagar,1943
  47. Village houses in Kashmir,1941
  48. Nangaparbat Mountain from gulmarg, 1941
  49. On way to Amarnath Cave, 1941
  50. Chinars in Autumn, Kralapora Village, 1941
  51. Mount Affarwat from Gulmarg, 1942
  52. Road to Old airport, Srinagar, 1943
  53. Mount Mahgadev from river jehlum, Srinagar, 1943
  54. Village Mattan on way to Phalgam, 1943
  55. Circular Road Gulmarg, 1943
  56. Water way to Dal Lake, 1943
  57. On way to Gulmarg via Baba rishi, 1944
  58. Shankrayacharya Hill from river Jehlum, 1945
  59. Nangaparbat Mountain from Khilanmarg, 1945
  60. Dal Lake at evening, during autumn, 1945
  61. Pirpanchal in autumn, 1945
  62. Shah Humdan Sahib's shrine on the bank of river jehlum, 1946
  63. River side shops, Srinagar, 1945
  64. Houses on the Bund, Srinagar, 1948
  65. Maisuma, Black Street, Srinagar, 1949
  66. Shashnag water, Pahalgam, 1950
  67. Way to Makhdoom Sahib Shrine, Hariparbat, 1950
  68. Village sebden- Women pounding paddy, 1951
  69. Road to Pirpanchal in spring, 1952
  70. Street in Rainawar, Srinagar, 1953
  71. Kutakul Canal in Autum,1953
  72. House boat in Nagin lake, 1954
  73. Dal lake form above Shalimar gardens, 1954
  74. Street on Bund, Srinagar, 1955

Known Collections

  1. Taj Hotal, Bombay
  2. Chandhigarh Museum, Chandigarh
  3. Kashmir Govt. Museum, Srinagar
  4. Dhoommal Art Gallery, New Delhi
  5. Tariq Raiab Museum, Kuwait

References

  1. ↑ "Modern art in Kashmir reflects contemporary realities". Sify News. 8 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 Datta, p. 139
  3. ↑ Dina Nath Walli Kashmiri Overseas Association.
  4. ↑ Trilokinath Raina (1998). Dina Nath Nadim (Makers of Indian Literature). Sahitya Akademi. p. 14. ISBN 812600441X.

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