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Modernist artist Arpita Singh dies at 89
Modernist artist Arpita Singh died at 89 at Fortis Hospital on Monday, November 9.
Her husband, artist Paramjit Singh, said she had heart and lung problems and her health worsened over the previous three days.
Her figurative paintings often centred on women and reflected social upheaval and humanitarian crises.
Singh was a major figure in Indian art, receiving the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and a Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship in 2014.
Her work remains a record of its times, and artists and curators have praised its combination of human figures and abstract forms.
Her cremation is scheduled for November 15 at Lodhi Crematorium in New Delhi.
Modernist artist Arpita Singh died at 89 at Fortis Hospital on November 9, 2026.
Her husband, artist Paramjit Singh, told PTI that she died from age-related ailments.
Singh was known for figurative works that often centred on women and reflected social upheaval and humanitarian crises.
She received the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship in 2014.
Her cremation is scheduled for November 15 at Lodhi Crematorium.
- Who
- Arpita Singh, a modernist artist, died at 89.
- What
- She died from age-related ailments.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Fortis Hospital. The city is not stated.
- Why
- Her husband said she died from age-related ailments; she had heart and lung issues for some years.
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Arpita Singh died at Fortis Hospital.
Her cremation is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Lodhi Crematorium.
- Age at death
- 89
- Date of death
- November 9, 2026
- Hospital
- Fortis Hospital
- Padma Bhushan
- Awarded in 2011
- Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship
- Awarded in 2014
- Cremation
- November 15, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Lodhi Crematorium
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What people are saying
She had heart and lung related issues for some years now. However, she was actively working.
high priestess of contemporary Indian art
The loss of Arpita Singh is a huge loss for the whole world of Indian Culture.