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          Somalal Shah (14 February –) was an Indian painter and art teacher..

          Somalal Shah

          Indian painter (1905–1994)

          Somalal Shah (14 February 1905–1994) was an Indian painter and art teacher.

          Born in Kapadvanj and educated in Bombay and Calcutta, he spent three decades painting and teaching art in Bhavnagar in Saurashtra, Gujarat.

          Early life

          Shah was born to a shopkeeper Chunilal and Jekorben on 14 February 1905 in Kapadvanj, Gujarat, India.

          Somalal Shah was born to Mulajibhai Shah and Unknown Shah.

        1. Somalal Shah was born to Mulajibhai Shah and Unknown Shah.
        2. Somalal ,avant garde painter and art teacher par excellence,who died at the ripe age of 89,was in this category.
        3. Somalal Shah (14 February –) was an Indian painter and art teacher.
        4. Born on October 12, in Palanpur, Gujarat, India.
        5. Shortly after, I commenced classes under the guidance of Indian painter and teacher, Somalal Shah.

          6. He studied briefly at Gujarat College in Ahmedabad in 1925 and Kalavant Karkhana in Baroda. He joined Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay in 1926 but left for Ahmedabad after a year. He studied under Pramod Chattopadyaya from 1926 to 1928.

          He further studied at Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta established by Abanindranath Tagore where he studied under Kshitindranath Majumdar.[1][2][3][4][5]

          Career

          On Ravishankar Raval's advice, he joined Dakshinamurti, an educational institute established by Nanabhai Bhatt, as an arts teacher.

          Dakshinamurti published a