Bhajju Shyam Explained

Bhajju Singh Shyam
Birth Place:	Patangarh Village, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation:	Artist
Awards:	Padma Shri (2018)

Bhajju Shyam (born 1971 in Patangarh, Central India, full name: Bhajju Singh Shyam) is an Indian artist, belonging to the Gond-Pardhaan community of Madhya Pradesh. He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 2018.^[1]

He was a contemporary of the celebrated Pardhaan artist Jangarh Singh Shyam and began his artistic career from Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. He received international recognition for his book The London Jungle Book (Published By Tara Books in 2004), with which he made known throughout the world the Pardhaan Folk Art.

According to art-historian and author, Jyotindra Jain, Bhajju Shyam was one of the most important and innovative artists to have emerged from the explosion of 'Gond-Pardhaan Painting' tradition spearheaded by Jangarh Singh Shyam.^[2]

For his book The Night Life of Trees (2006) he was awarded the 2008 Bologna Children's Book Fair. Bhajju Shyam lives in Bhopal, India.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Padma Shri to Shyam, Malti & Musalgaonkar . . 26 January 2018 . 26 January 2018.
2. Book: The Art of Bhajju Shyam: Master Gond Artist. Ojas Art. 2016. 7.
3. Web site: How Bhajju Shyam went from being a Security Guard in MP to a World Renowned Artist - The Better India. thebetterindia.com. 2015-08-30.
4. Web site: Brit Book Reviews: The London Jungle Book by Bhajju Shyam - Anglotopia.net. anglotopia.net. 2015-08-30.
5. Web site: 'I remain a villager at heart' - The Hindu. thehindu.com. 2015-08-30.
6. Web site: Bhajju Shyam - Gond Artist of Madhya Pradesh. CIL. ignca.nic.in. 2015-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907053712/http://ignca.nic.in/tribal_art_artist_gond_mp_bhajju.htm. 7 September 2015. dead.