Paintings of Deenanath Dalal

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{MÌH$ma XrZmZmW Xbmb `m§Mr H$bmH¥$Vr nm{hbr Zmhr Agm ‘Ü`d`rZ ‘amR>r dmMH$ emoYyZhr {‘iUma Zmhr. Xbmbm§Mr {MÌH$boVrb H$maH$sX© 1940 Vo 1970 `m Xaå`mZMr. VrZ XeH$m§À`m `m H$mbI§S>mV Ë`m§À`m Hw§$Më`mZo H$boÀ`m {d{dY àmVm§V A‘mn g§Mma Ho$bm, Ë`m‘wio XmZ XeH$m§nydu ‘¥Ë`y nmdboë`m `m à{V^mdmZ H$bmH$mamMm JmT>m à^md Zì`m {nT>rVrb {MH$mam§da AOyZhr H$m`‘ AmT>iVmo.

XrZmZmW Xm‘moXa Xbmb ho ‘yiMo Jmoì`mMo. ‘S>JmdmV 30 ‘o 1916 amoOr Ë`m§Mm OÝ‘ Pmbm. {MÌH$boVrb Ë`m§Mo H$m¡eë` Ë`m§À`m bhmZnUrM BVam§À`m {ZXe©Zmg Ambo. Ago gm§JVmV H$s, nmoVw©JrO amOdQ>rV emioV {eH$V AgVmZm N>moQ>çm XrZmZmWZo hoS>‘mñVam§Mo {MÌ aoImQ>bo. Vo hþ~ohþ~ aoImQ>Z nmhÿZ ho {MÌ VyM H$mT>bo H$m` Agm àíZ hoS>‘mñVam§Zr XrZmZmWmg {dMmabm. Ë`m ‘wbmMo {MÌH$boVrb H$m¡eë` nmhÿZ H$bm{ejUmgmR>r Ë`mg ‘w§~B©g nmR>dmdo Agm AmJ«h hoS>‘mñVam§Zr XrZmZmWm§À¶m d{S>bm§Zm Ho$bm Am{U Xbmbm§Mo ‘w§~B©V AmJ‘Z Pmbo. EH$m àJë^ {MÌH$amÀ¶m Jm¡adembr H$maH$sXuMr Vr gwê$dmV hmoVr.

Amnë`m H$mXH$sXuÀ`m gwê$dmVrg H$mhr H$mi Xbmb `m§Zr EH$m {MÌnQ> Om{hamVrÀ`m g§ñWoV H$m‘ Ho$bo nU XrZmZmW Xbmb EH$ {MÌH$ma åhUyZ à{g{Õg Ambo. Vo {MÌm `m gmám{hH$mMo amOH$s` ì`§J{MÌH$ma åhUyZM. AZ§V H$mUoH$a Am{U ‘. Jmo. am§JUoH$a `m OmoS>JmoirZo ho gmám{hH$ H$mT>bo hmoVo. nU Xbmbm§Mo Zmd ‘amR>r dmMH$m§À`m KamoKar nmohmoM{dbo Vo Zm. Ym| VmåhUH$am§À`m JmoQ>çm `m ‘m{bHo$Zo. `m ‘m{bHo$gmR>r Xbmbm§Zr gwaoI aoImQ>Z nwa{dbo hmoVo. Ë`mZ§Va Xbmbm§Zr AZoH$ Zm‘d§V ‘amR>r boIH$m§À`m nwñVH$m§Zm {MÌo nwa{dbr. ‘mUer ‘mUg§, JmdmH$S>À` JmoîQ>r, ~ZJadmS>r hr Ë`mn¡H$s H$mhr à{gÕ nwñVHo$.

Amnë`m H$maH$sXuV åhUOo 1940 Vo 1971 n`ªV `m H$mimVrb gd©M Zm‘d§V ‘amR>r boIH$m§À`m nwñVH$m§Zm ‘wIn¥îR>o AWdm aoImQ>Zo Xbmbm§Zr nwa{dbr. gmZo Jwê$Or, kmZnrR> nm[aVmo{fH$ {dOoVo boIH$ {d.g. Im§S>oH$a Am{U {d. dm. {eadmS>H$a, Hw$gw‘mJ«O, nw. b. Xoenm§S>o, aU{OV XogmB© Aer `m Zmdm§Mr `mXr àM§S>M Amho. Ë`m{edm`Xbmbm§Zr AZoH$ {Xdmir A§H$m§Zm ‘wIn¥îR>o nwa{dbr. qhXrVrb à{gÕ ì`ŠVtMr ì`{H$Ë{MÌohr AË`§V à{gÕ AmhoV. ‘hmË‘m Jm§Yr, n§{S>V Zohê$, {dZmo~m ^mdo, ñdmV§Ë`a gmdaH$a hr Ë`mn¡H$s H$mhr AË`§V ZmdmObobr ì`{º${MÌo.

Xbmbm§À`m ì`{º$aoImQ>Z e¡brZo dmMH$m§Zm AË`§V à^m{dV Ho$bo hmoVo. boIH$ eãXê$nmZo EImÚm ì`ŠVrMo dm àg§JmMo dU©Z H$aVmo. Ë`m ì`ŠVtZm AWdm àg§Jm§Zm Amnë`m Hw§$Më`mÛmao AmH$ma XoD$Z {Od§V H$aÊ`mMr {H$‘`m Xbmb H$arV. Ë`m‘wioM `m nwñVH$mVrb KQ>Zm AmR>dë`m åhUOo AmOhr dmMH$m§À`m S>moiçmg‘moa Vm~S>Vmo~ Xbmbm§Mr {MÌo C^r amhVmV.

Xbmbm§Zr Amnë`m {MÌmgmR>r nm¡am{UH$, Eo{Vhm{gH$, gm‘m{OH$ Am{U amOH$s¶ Ago AZoH$ {df` hmVmibo. {Xdmir A§H$mgmR>r VgoM nwñVH$m§gmR>r ‘wIn¥îR>o nwa{dʶmgmR>r Ë`m§À`mH$S>o gVV àH$meH$m§Mr AZ² boIH$m§Mr ‘mJUr Ago. Ë`m§Zm ^anya ì`mdgm{` ` {‘imbo, nU Ë`m‘wio H$boH$S>o Ë`m§Zr A{O~mV Xþb©j Ho$bo Zmhr. {MH$ma Xbmb `m§Zr ì`mdgm{` H$bm Am{U A{^OmV H$bm `m‘Yrb Xar Xÿa Ho$br hm Ë`m§Mm gdm©V ‘moR>onUm Ago Zì`m {nT>rVrb {MÌH$ma Am{U Xbmbm§g Jwê$ ‘mZUmao A{Zb CnioH$a åhUVmV Vo `m‘wioM.

{MÌH$boV A‘mn bmoH${à` Am{U ì`mdgm{` ` {‘i{dë`mZ§Va Xbmbm§Zr {MÌH$boV ZmZm àH$maMr V§Ìo hmVmiyZ nm{hbr. ZdZdo à`moJ Ho$bo. Xbmbm§À`m {MÌH$boMm Aä`mg AgUmè`m§Zm Ë`m§À`m H$boVrb hm ~Xb, ZdZdo à`moJ {deofV… 1960 gmbmZ§VaÀ`m {MÌH$boV AmS>iyZ ¶oVmo. Xbmbm§Zr gwê$ Ho$bobo Xrnmdbr ho ‘m{gH$hr Ë`m H$mimV, AË`§V bmoH${à` Pmbo hmoVo.

d`mÀ`m Ad¿`m 54 ì`m dfu åhUOo 1971 gmbr Xbmbm§Mm ‘¥Ë¶y Pmbm. nU Ë`m§Zr Amnë`m‘mJo A‘yë` {H$‘VrMm {MÌg§J«h R>odbm. Xbmbm§À`m {MÌH$boZo ào[aV Pmbobr {MÌH$mamMr EH$ {nT>r AmO {Z‘m©U Pmbr Amho. `m ‘hmZ {MÌH$mamÀ`m n§MmhÎmamì`m OÝ‘{XZm{Z{‘Îm dfu doJdJiçm ehamV Ë`m§À`m {ZdS>H$ {MÌm§Mr àXe©Zo Am`mo{OV Ho$br OmV AmhoV. Xbmbm§À`m {MÌH$boer XmoZ {nT>rVrb ‘amR>r dmMH$m§Mm AË`§V OdiyZ g§~§Y Ambobm Amho. Ë`m§À`m {MÌàXe©ZmÀ`m {Z{‘ÎmmZo `m {MÌm§er {ZJS>rV Agboë`m AmR>dUtZm {ZpíMVM COmim {‘iob.

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