Hem Chandra Goswami (artist) explained
| Hem Chandra Goswami |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Majuli district, Assam, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Known For: | Artist and mask-maker |
| Awards: | Padma Shri (2023) |
Hem Chandra Goswami (born March 1, 1958) is an Indian mask-making artist from Assam's Majuli district.[1] [2] He received the India’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2023 for his contributions in the field of art.[3] [4]
Early life and career
Goswami was born on March 1, 1958. He completed his HSLC Examination from a local High School and went on to pursue a bachelor's degree in Arts and Crafts from the Arts and Crafts Society of Guwahati, Assam.[5]
At the tender age of 10, he embarked on his training in the art form established by Srimata Shankardev. Under the guidance of his father, Rudrakanta Deva Goswami, a Sattriya artist and mask maker, he honed his craft from a young age.[6] [7]
Goswami has given lectures about the history of split bamboo masks at various institutions throughout the country, including Dibrugarh University, Tezpur University, Vivekananda Kendra: Guwahati, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre for the Arts in New Delhi, and Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan.[5]
Awards and honors
Notes and References
- News: sahu . Bharti . मास्टर मास्क निर्माता हेम चंद्र गोस्वामी को पद्म श्री के लिए नामित किया गया . jantaserishta.com . 26 January 2023 . hi.
- News: The Masketeers of Majuli . India Perspectives . 4 November 2019 . 10 April 2023 . 20 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920182214/https://www.indiaperspectives.gov.in/en_US/the-masketeers-of-majuli/ . dead .
- News: Revival of Assam’s traditional masks gets Hem Chandra Goswami Padma award . Hindustan Times . 26 January 2023 . en.
- News: Three Assamese awarded Padma Shri পদ্মশ্ৰী সন্মান মাজুলীৰ মুখাশিল্পী হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামীলৈ . ETV Bharat News . as.
- News: President of India conferred Padma Shri to Hem Chandra Goswami in field of Art from Assam - NE India Broadcast . NeindiaBroadCast . 22 March 2023.
- News: Desk . Sentinel Digital . Master Mask Maker Hem Chandra Goswami Named for Padma Shri . www.sentinelassam.com . 26 January 2023 . en.
- News: Ravi . S. . Meet Hem Chandra Goswami, a master mask-maker from Majuli . The Hindu . 22 August 2019 . en-IN.
- News: The President of India conferred Padma Shri to Shri Hem Chandra Goswami in field of Art from Assam in Civil Investiture Ceremony . www.pib.gov.in.
