The Government of Madhya Pradesh conferred the 'Kalidas Samman' award for the year of 1981-1982 to K. G. Subramanyan. Gulammohammed Sheikh was part of the Jury.
‘K. G. Subramanyan: Retrospective Exhibition’ was held, on this occasion, at Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts under the auspices of Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, the State Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibition was unveiled for the public by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 13 February 1982, the day of the award presentation. Organised by Gulammohamed Sheikh, the exhibition was open for three weeks. The assisting committee consisted of artists Laxma Goud, Mrinalini Mukherjee, and Nilima Sheikh. Jyoti Bhatt contributed to the photographs for the exhibition. The exhibits included oil and glass paintings, terracotta, drawings, prints, photographs of the murals, samples of weaving, toys, and publications.  The exhibition also coincided with the inauguration of the new art complex — Bharat Bhavan at Bhopal.