Atul Dodiya

Atul Dodiya (born 1959, in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India) is an Indian artist.

Biography

Atul began exhibiting and selling his work in the early 1980s following his graduation from Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He furthered his academic training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1991 to 1992 subsequent to a scholarship awarded by the French Government.

Atul has had several solo shows in India and exhibited at 'Reflections and Images' Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and Mumbai, 1993 and 'Trends and Images' CIMA, Calcutta, 1993. Outside India, he has exhibited at Gallery Apunto, Amsterdam in 1993, participated in 'The Richness of the Spirit' Kuwait and Rome in 1986-89, 'India - Contemporary Art' World Trade Center, Amsterdam 1989, 'Exposition Collective' Cite Intemationale Des Arts, Paris 1992. He was given the Sanskriti Award, New Delhi in 1995. A recent painting, an oil and acrylic work on canvas dedicated to former Team India captain Rahul Dravid named "The Wall" fetched Rs 57.6 lakh in auction .

Atul

Atul is a first name used in India for people, places and companies. It is a first name used for males. The word originates from Sanskrit, meaning 'incomparable' or 'matchless' or 'unique'.

According to Vishnu Purana Atula is a 355th name of Lord Vishnu, known as 'The Incomparable - No one is as great as or superior to Him'.

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Atul (company)

Atul Ltd is a chemical conglomerate and one of the companies of Lalbhai Group, serving customers in national and international markets. The first manufacturing site of the Company - spread over 1250 acres in Gujarat, India - is an integrated chemical complex, having its registered office in Ahmedabad and head office at Valsad both in Gujarat, India. The shares of Atul are listed both at National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange.

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