06-01-1897
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01-12-1985
रंजाळ गोपालकृष्ण शेणै ख्यात शिल्पी. कर्नाटकाचे आधुनीक शिल्पकला क्षेत्रांत गोपल शेणैलें नांव प्रमुख जावनस. तो 06-01-1897 इसवेंत कार्कळ तालूकाचे रेंजाळांत जल्मलो. जनार्धन आनी पद्मावती शेणै दंपती तागेले बापय आनी आवय जावनसात.तागेले शिक्षण चित्रकलेंत इंटरमीडियेट जालां. ताका शिल्पकाला विद्या बापय जनार्धन शेणै थावन पारंपरीक जावन आयिल्या. धर्मस्थळाचे 39 फ़ूट बाहुबलीले मूर्ती केलेले ख्याती ताका पावता.
वृत्ती जीवन
गोपाल शेणैन मद्रास सरकाराचे चित्रकला परीक्षेंत इंटरमीडियेट पास केलें. उप्रांत चित्रकला शिक्षक जावन संस्कृत शाळेंत वृत्ती आरंभ केलें. तेच शाळेंत ताणे संस्कृत महाकाव्य, धर्मग्रंथ, जैन शास्त्राचें विशेष अध्ययन केलें. तशेंच नवरत्नार मोनोग्राम्स कोरांतुन दिवचें, मात्ये मूर्ती करचें, बावलेक रंग लावचो, लांकूड कोरांतुन दितालो. 1942 इसवींत ताणे कार्कळ वेंकटरमण देवळाचे गरुड मंटपाचे चार खांबे तयार केलें. तांतून तागेले कला नैपुण्य, सूक्ष्म आनी चित्ताकर्षक जावन दिसून ताका ख्याती लाभली. धर्मस्थळाचे धर्माधिकारीन ताका बाहुबली विग्रह करचाक आह्वान दिलें. 200 टन जडावणेचो 39 फ़ूट ऊंच एकशिला मूर्ती ताणे 70 वरस प्रायेर करुन दिलें. उप्रांत तगेले ख्याती देश विदेशांत प्रचार जाली. ताणे तयार केलेले इतर शिल्प कलाकृती – फ़िरोज़ाबादांत आसूचे 35 फ़ूट ऊंच, 13 फ़ूट रूंद एकशिला बाहुबली मूर्ती, जापानांत आसूचे 67 फ़ूट ऊंच अवलोकितेश्वर मूर्ती, जपानाचे नारा गांवांत आसूचे 3000 बुद्धाले मूर्ती, गोकर्ण मठा शाखेंत आसूचे देवता मूर्ती, काशीमठाचे गुरुवर्यालें रुप्या सिंहासन, हृशिकेशाचे शिवानंद आश्रमांतले मुरलीधर प्रतिमा, विदेशाक येसुक्रिस्ताले प्रतिमा प्रमुख जावनसात. ताणे पाचवे फात्रार मैसूर चामुंडेश्वरी मूर्ती रचन करून मैसूर राय जयचामराजेंद्र वडेयराक दिलेल्याक रायान ताका पारितोषक दिलां. बुद्धालें गृहत्याग चित्रकला खूब प्रसिद्ध जाला. ताणे 1937 इसवींत श्री भुवनेंद्र शिल्पकला शाला स्थापन केलां.
मान स्म्मान
गोपाल शेणैक 1969 इसवींत राष्ट्र प्रशस्ती लाभले. कर्नाटक सरकाराचे ललितकला अकाडेमी प्रशस्ती (1969) लाभल्या. धर्मस्थळाचे हेग्गडेन शिल्प विशारद बिरुदु, काशीमठाधीश श्री सुधींद्र तीर्थ स्वामेन शिल्प साम्राज्य बिरुदु दिला. मैसूरु विश्वविद्यानिलय (1976) आनी मंगळुरु विश्वविद्यानिलय (1983) थावन गौरव डाक्टरेट लाभलां.
Ranjal Gopalkrishna Shenoy was a famous sculptor from Karkala, Karnataka. He was born on 06-01-1897 in Renjal villege near Karkala. Janardhan And Padmavathi Shenoy were his parents. He persued his education in Intermediate in Paintings. He was inherited sculptor art from his father Janrdhan Shenoy. The works at Sri Venkataramana Temple, Karkala and the Bahubali statue at Dharmasthala catapulated him to fame.
Career
Gopalkrishna passed his Intermediate exam conducted by Madras Government in Arts. He joined as a drawing teacher in the Sanskrit school run by Sri Venkataramana Temple. There he studied Sanskrit Mahakavya, Religious books and Jain Shastra in his liesure. He had chosen paper, mud, wood, stone, silver, gold, panchaloha and even coconut shells for his works. In 1942, he catapulated 4 stone pillars of Garuda Mantap of Sri Venkataramana Temple, Karkala. The mastery in his skills brought him name and fame. He was invited by Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari. He Crafted 39 ft hight single stone Bahubali Statue at the age of 70. His fame spread all over the world. Some of his important works include – 30 ft high Bahubali at Firozabad, the idol of Lord Krishna in Hrishikesh, idols of many diety’s in the various branches of Gokarn Parthagali Math, silver throne in Kashi Math, A stone Stupa and the 67ft statue of Avalokiteshwara installed at Nara in Japan, 3000 identical statues of Buddha. He has established Shree Bhuvanendra Shilpa Shala in 1937. Gopalkrishna Shenoy was felicitated by Jaychama Rajendra wadeyar, King of Mysore for the Sri Chamundeshwari art on green granite gifted by him.
Honour
Shenoy was honoured with Master Craftsman Award by the Government of India (1969), Rajyotsava Award by the Karnataka Government (1969), the title Shilpa Samrajya Chakravarti conferred by Sri Sudheendra Theertha Swamiji of Kashi Math. Shilpa Visharada title by Dharmasthala Heggade, Honorary Doctorate by university of Mysore (1976) and university of Mangalore (1983)
