Pathy, Dinanath

Dinanath Pathy (1942 – 29 August 2016) was an Indian painter, author and art historian from the state of Odisha. Pathy was the former secretary of Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi and Bhubaneswar. He was the founding principal of the B.K. College of Art and Crafts. Pathy was awarded the President of India Silver Plaque for painting, Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for autobiography "Digapahandira Drawing Master", and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship for his research in art. He was nominated for the International Rietberg Award from Rietberg Society in 2014 for his contributions to research on Indian art history. Pathy authored over 50 books in English, Odia and German on classical, traditional, tribal, folk, rural and contemporary art of Odisha. Pathy died of cardiac arrest at the age of 74 on 29 August 2016 in Bhubaneswar.