Arjun Prajapati Explained

Arjun Prajapati
Birth Date:	1957
Birth Place:	India
Death Place:	Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation:	Artist
Known For:	Pottery, Sculptures
Awards:	Padma Shri (2010)Shilp Guru (2016)

Arjun Prajapati (1957 – 12 November 2020) was an Indian artist from Jaipur, Rajasthan, known for his pottery and sculptures.

He had played a vital role in modern Rajasthani sculpture. He is master in cloning and known as the master of cloning.

He had made many sculptures in which his famous work is "Bani Tani" in clay.

Biography

He was born in 1957 in India.^[1] He received the Padma Shri Award in 2010. He died on 12 November 2020, in Jaipur, Rajasthan due to Coronavirus.^[2]

Awards

• National Award from Ministry of textiles^[3]
• Shilp Guru 2016^[4]
• Padma Shree^[5]

See also

• Indian pottery

Notes and References

1. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/columnists/deborah-fleck/20150304-hilton-anatole-now-home-to-mahatma-gandhi-statue.ece Hilton Anatole now home to Mahatma Gandhi statue
2. Web site: Resul Pookutty honoured with Padma Shri. The Times of India. 28 January 2010 . 12 March 2012.
3. Web site: Shri Arjun Prajapati . 2022-04-12 . Industries.rajasthan.gov.in.
4. Web site: Final list of Shilp Guru Awardees for the Year 2016 . Cohands.
5. Web site: Renowned sculptor Padma Shri Arjun Prajapati succumbs to coronavirus. 12 November 2020 .