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Haku Shah (Haku Vajubhai Shah) was born on 26 March, 1934 in Valod, Gujarat, India, is an Indian painter and author. Discover Haku Shah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
| Popular As |
Haku Vajubhai Shah |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
26 March 1934 |
| Birthday |
26 March |
| Birthplace |
Valod, Gujarat, India |
| Date of death |
2019 |
| Died Place |
Ahmedabad, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Haku Shah Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Haku Shah's Wife?
His wife is Vilu
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
Vilu |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Parthiv Shah, Setu Shah |
Haku Shah Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Haku Shah worth at the age of 85 years old? Haku Shah’s income source is mostly from being a successful painter. He is from India. We have estimated Haku Shah's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
painter |
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Timeline
Haku Vajubhai Shah (26 March 1934 – 21 March 2019) was an Indian painter, Gandhian, cultural anthropologist and author on folk and tribal art and culture.
His art belonged to the Baroda Group and his works are considered in the line of artists who brought themes of folk or tribal art to Indian art.
Haku Vajubhai Shah was born on 26 March 1934, in Valod (now in Surat district, Gujarat) to Vajubhai and Vadanben.
His mother was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and it influenced him.
He completed his primary and secondary school education in Valod and was an active member of student union.
He graduated in Fine Arts (BFA) from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1955, followed by a master's degree in Fine Arts (MFA) from the same university.
He worked at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, primarily as a ethnographer.
He and Eberhard Fischer (art historian) collaborated on several craft documentation and ethographic research studies.
His work caught the public eye, and by 1965 he had held several one-man shows in Kolkata and Mumbai.
In 1968, he curated the 'Unknown India' exhibition, organized by Art Critic Stella Kramrisch at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 1970, Fischer and Shah published the book Rural Craftsmen and their Work at NID.
He received the Rockefeller Grant in the same year and in 1971, the Nehru Fellowship Award.
Over the years, he carried out extensive field research and documentation on rural and tribal arts and crafts, traditions and folk lore.
He taught at a Gandhian Ashram in south Gujarat for several years and established a tribal museum at Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedabad, which was set up by Mahatma Gandhi.
Haku curated the museum for several years, which was to become his last legacy.
His work is deeply influenced by the tribal art and culture, a theme on which he wrote several of his works, and also Bhakti movement, especially its Nirguna poetry.
He was also deeply influenced by Gandhian philosophy.
In 1980s, he was also instrumental in the foundation of Shilpgram, a crafts village, in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
He received several awards including the Padma Shri (1989), the Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art.
In 2009, he published his memoirs titled, Manush.
He died on 21 March 2019 in Ahmedabad following cardiac arrest at his home.
