Kailash Chandra Meher
| Kailash Chandra Meher | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
22 January 1954 Sonepur, Odisha |
| Residence | Balangir, Odisha |
| Ethnicity | Oriya |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Degree (Art) |
| Alma mater | Visva-Bharati University |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Spouse(s) | Laxmi Meher |
| Children | Prakash Meher, Manisha Meher & Jayanta Meher |
| Relatives | Sadhu Meher (Uncle)[1] |
Kailash Chandra Meher (Hindi - कैलास चऩ्द्र मेहेर; born in 22 January 1954) is an Indian artist, inventor, social activist. He is a painter of contemporary modern art paintings and traditional Tussar Pattachitra paintings of Odisha. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri by the Govt. of India in 2013.[1]
Personal life and education
Meher was born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He studied at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan[2] and received a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan in West Bengal.[2] He was trained in the art of Pattachitra painting initially by his father and subsequently under guidance of Bhagwat Maharana.[2]
His wife Smt. Laxmi Meher and daughter Manisha jointly received National award in 2005.[3] Smt Meher had also received state award in 1990 while daughter Manisha got two state awards in 2001-2002. Both his sons Prakash and Jayanta got National Award in 2001. [4]
Career
Meher worked as an art designer in the Weavers Service Centre in Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 creating textile designs for weavers and weaving organizations,[1] and developed some old Bomkai designs, which were developed into a product called "Bomkai Sari".
Meher creates new designs, techniques with research and experiments, aiming for better market promotion in India and abroad. His tree paintings were presented as an example for the Shilp Guru award.[5]
Selected paintings
Awards
- 1979 & 1985 - Orissa Lalit Kala Academy Award [6]
- 1986 - "National Award" by HE the President of India
- 1997 - Viswakarma Award
- 1991 & 2001 - "Kalamani" Award by Chief Minister of Haryana
- 2005 - UNESCO CCI seal of excellence for handicrafts[7]
- 2009 - Shilp Guru Award by HE the President of India [5]
- 2013 - Padma Shri Award by Govt. of India [8][9][10]
- 2013 - "Odisha Living Legend Award" by Odisha Diary [11][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brush with Tradition". Orissa Post. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Stylistic Choices works by : - Press Release". Nature Morte. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ National Awardees of Handicrafts Sector for the Year 2005
- ↑ "49 MASTER CRAFTSPERSONS AND WEAVERS..". pib.nic.in. 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2013. "Shri Prakash Kumar Meher & Shri Jayanta Kumar Meher"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Shilp Guru Awards (Handicrafts) Year 2009" (PDF). President of India. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "Odisha Lalita Kala Academy Award Winners" (PDF). Government of Odisha. 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "UNESCO CCI seal of excellence for handicrafts" (PDF). UNESCO. 2005. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ↑ "Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: Padma Awards:Photo Gallery". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting New Media blog. blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ↑ "Press Note" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ↑ "Four eminent personalities from Odisha received Padma honours". Odisha Diary. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "OdishaDiary announces prestigious Odisha Living Legend Awards 2013". Odisha Diary. 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "Padma Shri Kailash Chandra Meher received Odisha Living Legend Award". Odisha Diary. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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