Pannuru Sripathy Explained

Pannuru Sripathi (born April 20, 1943) in a small village near Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a traditional painter who won the Padma Shri Award in 2007. Sripathi obtained a diploma in Drawing in 1969. Sripathi has served the traditional craft by training more than 1000 younger generations and art lovers in India and abroad. Sripathi represented India in Japan, Russia, USA, Singapore, Austria, and Germany for festival of India.

Awards and accolades

• State Award 1986
• National Award 2001
• Shilp Guru Award 2006 (Tanjore Style Painting)^[1]
• Padma Shri Award 2007^{[2] [3]}
• Shilp Guru Award 2008^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006. List of Master Craftspersons selected for ‘Shilp Guru’ for the year 2006.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061422/http://handicrafts.nic.in/awards/sg2006.htm. 2016-03-04. handicrafts.nic.in.
2. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015.
3. News: 2007-01-27. Proud moment for State Padma Shri winners. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-14. 0971-751X.
4. News: Dundoo. Sangeetha Devi. 2008-11-19. Splurge on crafts. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-14. 0971-751X.