The All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) is an independent arts organisation in India

India

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, founded in Delhi

Delhi

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 in 1928. In the decade after Indian independence, many of its functions were transferred to three national academies: Lalit Kala Akademi

Lalit Kala Akademi

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, Sangeet Natak Akademi

Sangeet Natak Akademi

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 and Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi

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for the fields of visual arts, theatre arts and literature.

AIFACS organises art exhibitions and makes awards to artists across the country. Its most prestigious awards include the Kala Shree, Kala Vibhushan and Kala Ratna, inaugurated in 1988. Twelve awards are given in each of these grades every three years. The highest award is the Kala Samrat.