Jadunath Supakar Explained

Jadunath Supakar
Birth Date:10 February 1931
Birth Place:Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Occupation:Artist
Textile designer
Children:Mukta Panda, Prakash Chandra Supakar, Puspa Panda, Snigdha Dash, Bibhas Chandra Supakar, Sribhash Chandra Supakar
Awards:Padma Shri
Odisha Lalit Kala Academy Award

Jadunath Supakar (born 10 February 1931, date of death unknown) was an Indian artist and textile designer.[1] He was born on 10 February 1931[2] [3] in Sambalpur in the Indian state of Odisha and was known for his contributions for the popularization of handloom industry of Varanasi.[4] He was a recipient of the Odisha Lalit Kala Academy Award[5] and his creations have been exhibited in several countries.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1985.[7] His son, Sribhash Chandra Supakar, is also a textile designer and a national award winner.[8] Supakar is deceased.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banarasi brilliance dazzles Delhi . The Hindu . 26 September 2009 . July 19, 2015.
  2. Book: The Padma Achievers 2016 . 2017 . Disha Experts . 77 . 24 November 2023.
  3. Web site: WorldCat profile . WorldCat . 2015 . July 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: Weaving the state of his dreams . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723171338/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/weaving-the-state-of-his-dreams/article1-714727.aspx . dead . 23 July 2015 . Hindustan Times . 28 January 2011 . July 19, 2015.
  5. Web site: Odisha Lalita Kala Academy Award Winners . Government of Odisha . 2015 . July 19, 2015.
  6. Web site: Page 87 - Art Journal April 2012 . https://archive.today/20160410073418/http://indiaartfestival.com/flipbook/artjournalnovember2009/files/assets/basic-html/page87.html . dead . 10 April 2016 . India Art Festival . 2015 . July 19, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . June 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .
  8. Web site: Weaving the state of his dreams . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231404/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2386082971.html . dead . 2016-10-18 . 2015 . July 19, 2015.
  9. News: A look at Tilfi’s ‘An Artist’s Legacy’ . 24 November 2023 . The Telegraph Online . 22 March 2022.

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