| Ram Kumar was born in 
                          Simla, did his master degree in economics from Delhi 
                          University. Later he left for Paris to study painting 
                          in 1952. In 1970 he received the JD Rockefeller fund 
                          fellowship. Ram Kumar is also well known for his short 
                          stories written in Hindi. He was awarded the Padmashree 
                          in 1972 by the Govt. of India in 1985 the Kalidas Samman 
                          by the Madya Pradesh State Govt. Ram Kumar lives and 
                          works in New Delhi.
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