Tryambak Vasekar was an Indian painter. He was born on November 13, 1918 in the small town of Vasa in the Parbhani

Parbhani

Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...

 district of the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, India

India

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Vasekar was one of the distinguished personalities in the Marathwada

Marathwada

The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...

 region. After losing his parents at very early age, he was raised by his grandfather. He was interested in all kinds of art, especially painting since childhood. He pursued his higher studies in his area of interest in Hyderabad. To pursue his quest, he left his first job as a high school teacher and came to Nanded

Nanded

Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...

, where he founded 'Abhinav Chitrashala' in 1955. This institution was the first of its kind in the entire Marathwada. His contribution to the field of art was very critical to its revival after the independence in Maharashtra and especially Marathwada region. While popularizing the art in children all over Maharashtra, this institution also gave an opportunity to the young talent in the Marathwada region to pursue higher studies in painting. Many distinguished personalities were painted through his brush and these portraits adorn many educational institutes. He indeed made a permanent mark in the history of art of the region. He also contributed to the field of literature and published several books. His autobiography 'Smrititarang' was published in 2006. He was also active in the freedom struggle of the then state of Hyderabad for its merger in the independent India. He died in 2006. His legacy is being continued by several of his disciples spread all over the state. Noted Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan is his grand-daughter. Some of his paintings are exhibited on this page. Recently the fine arts college founded by him has been renamed as 'Kalamaharshi Tryambak Vasekar Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya'.