Mohammad Saleem Beg Explained

Saleem Beg
Birth Date:1949
Birth Place:Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Art conservator, Historian, Columnist
Education:Gandhi Memorial College, University of Kashmir
Awards:Highest State Award (2017, Government of Jammu and Kashmir), EEC fellowship (1998)
Notable Works:UNESCO Creative Cities Network inclusion for Srinagar (2021), Restoration of Oont Kadal, Aali Masjid, Thag Baab Sahib shrine
Organizations:Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH, J&K Chapter)

Mohammad Saleem Beg is an Indian art conservator, historian and columnist.[1] [2] [3] He is working to conserve / preserve the artworks, architecture, archaeology, besides museum collections mainly connected to Kashmir heritage.[4] He prepared the research dossier of seven crafts include papier-mache, pashmina, Khatamband, Woodwork, Pinjrakari (latticework), Ari and Metal craft which placed the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir in the list of UNESCO creative cities network for 2021, in the field of craft and folk art.[5] [6]

Early life

Mohammad Saleem Beg was born in 1949 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.[7] He was educated at the Gandhi Memorial College and University of Kashmir.[8] [9]

After studies, Beg joined government service in the year 1975 and retired after rendering 31 years of public service as the Director General of Tourism, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Since 2006 he is convener of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage – INTACH, J&K Chapter.[10] [11] [12]

Awards and recognition

For his contribution in preserving, documenting and dissemination of the ethno cultura heritage of Kashmir, Beg won the highest State Award in 2017 from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.[13] He was awarded an EEC fellowship in 1998.[14] Besides, he has been awarded by a number of Universities, NGOs for his outstanding work in the field of research and documentation.[15]

Work and contribution

In 2013, Beg was appointed as a member of the organisation of India - National Monument Authority (NMA), Government of India where he served for five year.[16] [17] [18] As a conservator-restorer his documentation work has provided a base to declare Srinagar among 49 cities as part of the creative city network by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under the Crafts and Folk Arts category in 2021.[19] [20] [21] Restoration of past glory of Mughal era camel hump-shaped Oont Kadal in middle of Dal Lake and Aali Masjid an Architecture of 15th Century and Thag Baab Sahib (RA) shrine in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir was done by him.[22] [23] [24] [25]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://kashmirlife.net/muhammad-saleem-beg-48059/ Personality Muhammad Saleem Beg
  2. http://intach.org/chapter/pdf/intach-jk-news.pdf Convener INTACH J&K, M Saleem Beg among 31 given state awards Retrieved on 28 June 2022
  3. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/seven-years-on-jk-still-waits-for-formation-of-heritage-conservation-body/|title=J&K -still waits for formation of heritage conservation body|website=Kashmir Life. Com Jammu & Kashmir India
  4. http://intach.org/chapter/pdf/intach-jk-news.pdf Convener INTACH J&K, M Saleem Beg among 31 given state awards Retrieved on 28 June 2022
  5. https://www.dronah.org/conservation-sri-harmandar-sahib-amritsar-2-2/ Nomination dossier of Srinagar as a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art
  6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304007892_Issues_of_conservation_and_adaptation_in_protecting_Kashmir's_vernacular_heritage Issues of conservation and adaptation in protecting Kashmir’s vernacular heritage Retrieved on 28 June 2022
  7. Web site: Life . Kashmir . 2013-11-11 . Muhammad Saleem Beg . 2022-06-28 . Kashmir Life . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Home . kashmiruniversity.net.
  9. Web site: Saleem Beg's New Baby Kashmir Forum . 2022-06-28 . www.kashmirforum.org. 26 August 2012 .
  10. Web site: Saleem Beg – Head – Kashmir Chapter of INTACH Mpositive.in . 27 April 2022 . 2022-06-28 . en-US.
  11. http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=3029 Civil Society Participation > Consultative Status>Profile
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031222759/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/30/stories/2007103051980300.htm INTACH gets special status for its efforts
  13. http://jkgad.nic.in/pdf/award.pdf List of STATE AWARD winners
  14. Web site: Saleem Beg's New Baby Kashmir Forum . 2022-06-28 . www.kashmirforum.org. 26 August 2012 .
  15. Web site: IANS . 2021-11-08 . Srinagar Makes it to UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities . 2022-06-28 . TheQuint . en.
  16. Web site: NMA . 2022-06-28 . www.nma.gov.in.
  17. Web site: Saleem Beg joins as a member of NMA - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir .
  18. Web site: 709 M. Saleem Beg & Hakim Sameer Hamdani, Craft, Kashmiriyat and commerce .
  19. Web site: Intach JK Chapter files Retrieved on June 2022.
  20. News: IANS . 2019-05-09 . INTACH preparing dossier for Srinagar's heritage city bid . Business Standard India . 2022-06-28.
  21. Web site: IANS . 2021-11-08 . Srinagar Makes it to UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities . 2022-06-28 . TheQuint . en.
  22. Web site: Wani . Arif Shafi . CURTAIN RAISER: Germany to fund restoration of 17th century Oont Kadal in Dal Lake . 2022-06-28 . Greater Kashmir . 30 September 2018 . en.
  23. Web site: 2021-04-01 . Aali Masjid: An architectural marvel of 15th century Kashmir . 2022-06-28 . Rising Kashmir . en-GB.
  24. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304007892_Issues_of_conservation_and_adaptation_in_protecting_Kashmir's_vernacular_heritage Issues of conservation and adaptation in protecting Kashmir’s vernacular heritage
  25. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/debunking-an-urban-myth-about-taj-mahal/article65205195.ece Saleem Beg -Debunking an urban myth about Taj Mahal

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