LIVED and worked in France SINCE 1950.He was awarded the Padma SHRI in 1981.He was HONORED with Padma Bhushan in 2007 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2013.He is the first non-French artist to receive the 'Prix de la critique' honor by France.He died in New Delhi in 2016.M. F. Hussain was an internationally recognized Indian artist.Notable work painting works of M. F. Hussain are:Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities.Through the Eyes of a Painter.Gaja Gamini.The sixth seal.Raja Rao was an Indian writer who was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for LITERATURE in 1988.N S Bendre was an Indian artist and the founder member of Baroda Group.