the Indian High Commission and Commonwealth Institute in London. His paintings, posters and prints figure in many important collections including the Roman Art Gallery in New York, H. Daniel Smith Poster Archive in the Syracuse University library and many other private and public collections in India and abroad. Pandit was the founder member of the Commercial Artists guild, Mumbai. He was a recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Academy in London and was also conferred the State Lalit Kala Academy Award in 1983, and the Rajyotsava Award in 1984. He was conferred the D.Litt. from Gulbarga University, Karnataka in 1986. References Bibliography Panchal, Mohanrao B. Chitrakalavida Dr S M Pandit. – Prasaranga publications. Duncan, Paul; Bouman, Edo; Devraj, Rajesh.The Art of Bollywood. – Taschen Publications. Pinney, Christopher. Photos of the Gods: The Printed Image and Political Struggle in India. Kaur, Raminder; Sinha, Ajay J. Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens – Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd. Jain, Kajri. Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art – Duke University Press. 1916 births 1993 deaths Indian male painters 20th-century Indian painters People from Kalaburagi district Painters from Karnataka 20th-century Indian male artists