Kailash Chandra Meher Explained

Kailash Chandra Meher
Birth Date:1954 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sonepur, Odisha, India
Citizenship:Indian
Education:Degree (Art)
Occupation:Artist
Spouse:Laxmi Meher
Children:Prakash Meher, Manisha Meher & Jayanta Meher
Relatives:Sadhu Meher (Uncle)

Kailash Chandra Meher (born 22 January 1954) is an Indian artist, inventor, and 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 Government 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 organisations,[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] Because of his excellent work in paintings, many more students and followers got National Award and also thousands of artisan families survive their livelihood by following his innovative creative designs & paintings for their bread & butter.For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organisations with the help and support of The Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some Handloom, Handicraft & Fine Art organisation like :- 1. Indian Art & Craft Academy for Women 2. Indira Gandhi Women Weavers Co-operative Society limited 3. Bharatiya Hastakala Industrial Co-operative Society Limited 4. Handicraft & Handloom Museum and Service Centre for Women.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Brush with Tradition . https://archive.today/20130411143109/http://www.orissapost.com/brush-with-tradition/ . 11 April 2013 . . 3 February 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Stylistic Choices works by : – Press Release . Nature Morte . 18 January 2014.
  3. http://handicrafts.nic.in/awards/na2005.pdf National Awardees of Handicrafts Sector for the Year 2005
  4. Web site: 49 MASTER CRAFTSPERSONS AND WEAVERS.. . pib.nic.in . 2003 . Shri Prakash Kumar Meher & Shri Jayanta Kumar Meher . 13 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Shilp Guru Awards (Handicrafts) Year 2009 . . 19 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Profile « Kailash Meher . 11 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811055633/http://www.kailashmeher.com/profile/ . 11 August 2014 . dead .
  7. http://kcmeher1954.blogspot.in/ Biography of Kailash Chandra Meher, Bolangir Odisha
  8. Web site: Padma Shri Kailash Chandra Meher received Odisha Living Legend Award, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines . 18 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205523/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=45941 . 1 February 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: Padma Awards:Photo Gallery. 5 April 2013.
  10. Web site: Odisha Lalita Kala Academy Award Winners . . 2011 . 19 January 2014.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 19 April 2014 . 19 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219100416/http://www.cohands.in/awardees.asp . dead .
  12. File:Viswakarma Award 1997.jpg
  13. Web site: UNESCO CCI seal of excellence for handicrafts. UNESCO. 2005. 20 January 2014.
  14. Web site: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting: Padma Awards:Photo Gallery . Ministry of Information and Broadcasting New Media blog . 5 April 2013 . blogspot.com . 20 January 2014.
  15. Web site: Press Note . . 20 January 2014.
  16. News: Four eminent personalities from Odisha received Padma honours . Odisha Diary . 5 April 2013 . 19 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102203108/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=40476 . 2 November 2013 . dead .
  17. News: OdishaDiary announces prestigious Odisha Living Legend Awards 2013 . Odisha Diary . 27 October 2013 . 19 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116203948/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=45205 . 16 January 2014 . dead .
  18. News: Padma Shri Kailash Chandra Meher received Odisha Living Legend Award . Odisha Diary . 29 November 2013 . 19 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205523/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=45941 . 1 February 2014 . dead .

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