Almelkar was born on 4th March 1918 and was educated privately before attending the Sir J.J.School of Art in Mumbai . He exhibited throughout India , including Mumbai , Hyderabad , Calcutta and Chennai and won the gold Medal at the Bombay Art Society in 1953-54 . He also exhibited abroad including Singapore in 1965 . His work can be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi.He died in 1982.