Dr. Kapu Rajaiah
April 7, 1925 - August 20, 2012
AWARDS
1953 Highly commended Certificate All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Arts Society
Second Prize Art Exhibition, Alampur, organised by the Andhra Saraswatha Parishad, Hyderabad
1954 Commended Certificate All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society
Second Prize: Art Exhibition, Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hyderabad
Third Prize: Dasara Exhibition Mysore
1958 Gold Medal: All India Art Exhibition, Shilpakala Parishad, Patna, Bihar.
Award: All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society
1959 Best Award: All India Art Exhibition, Madhya Pradesh Chitrakala Parishad, Gwalior,
Highly commended Certificate All India Art Exhibition Hyderabad Art Society,
Best Award: Chinmaya Spirtual Festival, Hyderabad.
1960 Best Award: All India Art Exhibition Madhya Pradesh Chitrakala Parishad, Gwalior,
Silver Medal: Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar,
Highly commended Certificate and Silver Medal: All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad art Society.
Highly commended Certificate: Dasara Exhibition, Mysore
1961 Second Prize: Dasara Exhibition, Mysore
Highly commended Certificate: Dasara Exhibition, Mysore
1963 Award: A.P Lalit Kala Academy, Hyderabad
1964 First Prizes: Dasara Exhibition, Mysore
1965 Award: Mysore Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore
1970 Special Prize Dasara Exhibition, Mysore
Highly commended Certificate Dasara Exhibition Mysore
1971 Award: All India Art Exhibition, Rajahmundry,
First Prize: Decorative Art Exhibition, Andhra Academy of Arts, Vijayawada
1974 Award: All India Art Exhibition, Bharat Kala Parishad, Hyderabad
1975 Award: All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society
Award: Three Decades of Art of A.P., A P Council of Artists, Hyderabad
1981 Gold Medal, Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of AP Lalit Kala Academy.
1982 Award - Pothana Panchasati Celebrations Exhibition, Warangal
1988 Bharatiya Cultural Academy Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad National Integration Award
1988 First Annual Art Exhibition, Telugu University Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad
1988 South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, Traditional Award for painting.
1990 National Award in 33rd National Exhibition in Art Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1990 All India Exhibition with Mahabharata & Ramayana Theme organised by
All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi,
26-8-97 “KALA VIBHUSHANA” title award and with cash award of 15,000/-
by All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi
HONOURS
1953 Honoured by Andhra Pradesh Grandalaya Mahasabha at Jangaon
1966 Rajata Patram with a purse of Rs 2016, presented and a Souvenir published by the disciples at Siddipet.
1966 Honoured by the Govt. of A P
1968 Tamra Patram Presented by Hyderabad Art Society in connection with its Silver Jubilee Celebration'
for his mentorious contribution to the cause of' Art
1968 Honoured by Rotary Club Hyderabad
1974 Honoured by Siddipet Lion's Club
1974 Honoured by Art Lovers Association Warangal
1975 “Chitrakala Prapoorna “title conferred by S.T.H Medak
1975 Honoured in connection with the World Telugu conference, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
1976 Honoured by Ankala Art Academy, Bhimavaram, and Navarang Chitra Kala Niketan Vellatoor.
Bapiraju Kala Peetam Guntur
1979 Honoured by A.P Backward Class convention organised by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
1979 Honoured by Medak Mandal Sahitya Parishad at Gajwel
1979 Honoured by Lalit Kendram Bapatla.
1980 Honoured by Govt. of A.P fine arts Day at Siddipet in connection of' A.P. Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
1980 Fellowship of A.P. Lalit Academy.
1981 Honoured by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh in connection with Ugadi New Year’s Day celebration
by Hon'ble T. Anjaiah, CM, of A.P.
1983 Honoured by Chitra Kala Parishad Vishakhapatnam.
1983 Honoured at Siddipet Viswajana Samskritika Kala Samithi, Warangal.
1984 Honoured by Andhra Pradesh Kala Vedika Hyderabad Kala Saraswati Award,
1985 Honoured by Vigyana Deepika Hyderabad.
1987 Sri N.T. Rama Rao, C.M of A.P Honoured on behalf of Telugu Viswa Vidyalayam.
1988 Honoured by All India fine arts and craft, New Delhi as a Veteran Artist.
1988-92 Award of Senior Fellowship Cultural Dept. Govt. of India.
I 990 Honoured by Arts lovers of' Siddipet (LKS) in connection with the National Award
Govt. High School & New High School Siddipet
1991 Honoured by Lion's Club Kamareddy
1992 Honoured by Souhardha Seva Samithi, Marrimuchiy, and Tq. Jangaon.
Honoured by Warangal Art society
Honoured by Siddipet Municipal Corporation
Honoured by Lalit Kala Samithi, Siddipet with its Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Honoured by Ambedkar Dalitha Sangam, Siddipet
Honoured by A.P. Financial Tappers Co-operative Samsta, Hyderabad
1992 Kala Vedhika, Hyderabad honoured in connection with the birth day Celebrations of
Sri P.V. Narasimha Rao P.M. of India on 28 - 07 - 1992.
1992 Miryalguda Kamal Kalabhimana Sangam Honoured on 28-7-1992
1992 Pullaiah Kala Nilayam, Jangaon honoured on 30-10-1992
1993 Kanakabhishekam by Saraswathi Yagna Seva Samithi Anantha Sagar on 21- 01 1993.
1993 Honoured by Minority Committee Siddipet
1993 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological university conferred "KALA PRAVEENA 'title on 27-2-1993
1993 Old Venkateshwara Devastanam Committee honoured on 3-3-1993
1993 Perini Art Academy, Hyderabad honoured on 15-4-1993
1993 Sri Venkateshwara Devastanam Trust committee, Siddipet honoured on 13-5-1993
1993 Hon'ble K. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy C.M. of A.P. Honoured on behalf of Telugu University, with VISHISHTAPURASKARAM and
with a purse of Rs.50, 000/- on 14-5.1993
1993 Lion’s club Cheriyal honoured on 27-9-1993
1993 Govt. of A.P. Honoured in connection with A.P. Formation day on 1-11-1993.
1993 Honoured by Poura Sanmana Committee Siddipet with "Tulabharam" on l6-11-1993 and
published multicolour reproduction "BONALU"
1993 Bharata Muni Art Academy Mandapally conferred "Kala Ratnam" title on 24-12-1993
1994 Honoured by Vivekanada Upper Primary School Siddipet on 22-1-1994 R D.O Siddipet
honoured on 26-1-1994 in connection With Republic Day Celebrations.
1994 Citizen's Club Siddipet honoured on 29-1-1994
1994 Chandra Kanthayya Smaraka Kalashala honoured on 10-2-1994 in connection with its Silver Jubilee celebrations
1994 Public Servants Home, Siddipet honoured with its Silver Jubilee Celebrations on 6-3-1994
1994 Lion Club, Hyderabad East honoured in connection with regional conference on 20-3-1994
Some of the eminent persons also honoured Dr. Kapu Rajaiah on various occasions
1-7-1993 Honoured in connection with Madi Sethi Venkatesham Shasthipoorthi Celebrations.
23-7-1993 Honoured by Vyshya Bank Siddipet.
2-10-1993 Panchayat Committee Boorgupally
13-10-1993 Mohd. Miskin President Minorities Association Siddipet
8-1-1995 Saraswathi Yagna Seva Samithi Anantha Sagar honoured at Vijayawada.
28-5-1995 Kala Nirvana Puraskaram by Govt. of A.P. at Sangareddy in connection with N.T.R. birth day.
6-8-1995 Honoured at Beepeta
8-10-1995 Adavi Bapu Raju century celebrations at Bheemavaram
20-1-1996 Guntur Kala Peetam honoured at Guntur
11-2-1996 Lalit Kala Seva Samithi Gajwel.
23-7-1996 Honoured - Vyshya Bank Siddipet
7-8-1996 Rajahmundry Chitra Kala Niketan at Rajahmundry
2-2-1997 Honoured Konaseema Chitrakala Parishad, Amalapuram
15-6-1997 Honoured Anakapally Art Academy
17-9-1997 Hyderabad liberation Day celebrations Honoured by Telangana freedom fighter Associations
1997 State Teachers Union A.P. Hyderabad Honoured in connection with Union Golden Jubilee Celebrations
at Exhibition Grounds, Hyderabad.
26-1-1998 Honoured by Public Servants Recreation Club, Siddipet
25-3-2000 “HAMSA AWARD”, Govt. of A.P. Cultural Council of AP, Hyderabad.
10-9-2007 The Prestigious Award of “LALIT KALA RATNA” conferred up on him by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
8-5-2010 The Prestigious “PRATHIBHA RAJEEV PURASKARAM” by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
9-6-2010 The prestigious “LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD”
by Andhra Pradesh State Cultural Council Dept. of Culture, Hyderabad.