What is M. V. Devan?
[[File:KERALA ARTIST M.V.Devan CNV000028.JPG|thumb|right|220px|Devan in May 2011]] '''Madathil Vasudevan''', popularly known as '''M. V. Devan''' (January 15, 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an [[India]]n [[Painting|painter]], [[sculptor]], [[writer]], [[art critic]] and [[orator]].<ref>[http://www.kalakeralam.com/artistd/mvdevan.htm Artist Directory]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was made the Chairman of [[Kerala Lalithakala Akadem]], an art institute, from 1974 to 1977. He was born in [[Panniyannur]] village in [[Thalassery]] in northern [[Kerala]]. During this time, he created an organization called ''[[Perunthachan]]'', which helped with the housing sector. Throughout his life, Devan tried to protect many paintings in India and parts of the world. Devan died of an illness on 29 April 2014 at his home in [[Aluva]], Kerala, aged 86.<ref>{{cite web|author=S. Anandan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/artist-mv-devan-passes-away/article5960643.ece |title=Artist M.V. Devan passes away |publisher=The Hindu |date=2014-04-27 |accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Devan, M. V.}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Indian painters]] [[Category:Indian sculptors]] [[Category:Indian critics]] [[Category:Art critics]] [[Category:Malayali people]] {{bio-stub}}