Scholarships Given by the Akademi

  • Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi started a scholarship scheme for the first time from 2008 for young artists under the age of 30 years
  • The scholarships have been given to 8 artists for one year
  • All the 8 scholarships are named after prominent personalities from the field of art
  • For the year 2008-2009 all the scholarships are sponsored by various individuals and corporates. Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi is thankful to the following for the gracious contribution to this nobel cause
  • Our Sponsors

    Winsome Foundation - Mount Shivalik Breweries - Shri Sidharth (2 scholarships)-
    Key Foundation - Late Mrs. Amita Mundra - Micron Instruments - ABC Paper

The following artists have been awarded the scholarship for the year 2008-2009:

Artist Name Scholarship Sponsors Medium
Aanchal Kumar Jamini Roy Scholarship Winsom Foundation Aanchal Kumar
Sculpture
Aishwarya Sultania J. Swaminathan Scholarship Mount Shivalik Breweries
Aishwarya Sultania

Mix Media
Amrit Pal Singh Dr. Mulk Raj Anand Scholarship Shri Sidharth
Amrit Pal Singh

Caricature
Gitika Pathania Amrita Shergill Scholarship Key Foundation Gitika Pathania
Sculpture
Gurpreet Singh Rabindra Nath Tagore Scholarship Late Mrs. Amita Mundra Gurpreet Singh
Sculpture
Mukesh Kumar Le Corbusier Scholarship Shri Sidharth Mukesh Kumar
Painting
Ritu Raj Singh Kaul Dr. M. S. Randhawa Scholarship Micron Instruments
Ritu Raj Singh Kaul

Painting
Sonam Jain F. N. Souza Scholarship ABC Paper Sonam Jain
Painting