Draft:Bharti Artist Colony

Bharti Artist Colony Is India's first residential colony only for artists, founded by legendary Indian painter E.Kumaril Swamy in 1968.

Since E.Kumaril Swamy was a well established artist and a social reformer, it was very difficult for him to see other artists struggling for even the basic necessities like income or a roof to live under.Thus, E.Kumaril Swamy decided to provide a residential houses for the struggling artists.

E.Kumaril Swamy alloted the land for Bharti Artist Colony by the help of Ex-Governor of Delhi shree Dharma Vira and Indira Gandhi who was artist's friend and college mate in Shantiniketan college of Fine-Arts.

Colony later on became home for many eminent artists of India such as :

E.Kumaril Swamy

Devyani Krishna

O. P. Sharma (photographer)

A. Ramachandran

Narendra Sharma (dancer)

Nemi Chandra Jain

Laxman Pai

Om Prakash Sharma (artist)

Ram Kumar (artist)

Rajkumar Singhajit Singh

Sukumar Bose

Ghulam Rasool Santosh

Umesh Bahukhndi

Kanwal Krishna (eminent painter)

Tirath Ram Azad (eminent Kathak dancer)

Jai Kishan Maharaj (Eminent Kathak dancer)