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==Personal life and education==
==Personal life and education==
Shri Meher born in an artist family of Sonepur town of Odisha state. He has studied in Kalabhavan, [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Santiniketan]] with his creative and to promote skill of women in traditional and fine art in the field through innovative new designs and paintings.
Shri Meher is born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He has studied in Kalabhavan, [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Santiniketan]]. His efforts to promote skill of women in traditional and fine art through innovative new designs and paintings is commendable.


His whole family take interests to carryout the tradition, the members of his family got many state & national awards.
His whole family take interests to carryout the tradition, the members of his family got many state & national awards.
His wife Smt. Laxmi Meher and daughter Manisha jointly received National award in 2005.<ref>[http://handicrafts.nic.in/awards/na2005.pdf National Awardees of Handicrafts Sector for the Year 2005]</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=95 |title=49 MASTER CRAFTSPERSONS AND WEAVERS... |first= |last= |work=pib.nic.in |year=2003 |quote=Shri Prakash Kumar Meher & Shri Jayanta Kumar Meher |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref>
His wife Smt. Laxmi Meher and daughter Manisha jointly received National award in 2005.<ref>[http://handicrafts.nic.in/awards/na2005.pdf National Awardees of Handicrafts Sector for the Year 2005]</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=95 |title=49 MASTER CRAFTSPERSONS AND WEAVERS... |first= |last= |work=pib.nic.in |year=2003 |quote=Shri Prakash Kumar Meher & Shri Jayanta Kumar Meher |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
==Career==
He was working as an Art Designer in Weavers Service Centre Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 doing textile creative design for weavers & weaving organization to weave the same. After 15 years of Govt. service, he resign for the benefit of poor class people of western part of Odisha. For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organizations with the help and support of the Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some handloom, handicraft & fine art organization at KBK districts.
He was working as an Art Designer in Weavers Service Centre Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 doing textile creative design for weavers & weaving organization to weave the same. After 15 years of Govt. service, he resign for the benefit of poor class people of western part of Odisha. For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organizations with the help and support of the Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some handloom, handicraft & fine art organization at KBK districts.

Revision as of 17:48, 15 February 2013

Kailash Chandra Meher
File:Kailash Chandra Meher.JPG
Born (1954-01-22) 22 January 1954 (age 70)
Sonepur, Odisha
CitizenshipIndian
EducationDegree (Art)
Alma materVisva-Bharati University
OccupationArtist
SpouseLaxmi Meher
ChildrenPrakash, Jayanta & Manisha
AwardsPadma Shri

Kailash Chandra Meher (born 22 January 1954) is an award winning eminent painter from the last five decades of the Odisha state of India. He has been honored with Padma Shri by the Govt. of India in January 2013.

Personal life and education

Shri Meher is born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He has studied in Kalabhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. His efforts to promote skill of women in traditional and fine art through innovative new designs and paintings is commendable.

His whole family take interests to carryout the tradition, the members of his family got many state & national awards. His wife Smt. Laxmi Meher and daughter Manisha jointly received National award in 2005.[1] 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. [2]

Career

He was working as an Art Designer in Weavers Service Centre Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 doing textile creative design for weavers & weaving organization to weave the same. After 15 years of Govt. service, he resign for the benefit of poor class people of western part of Odisha. For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organizations with the help and support of the Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some handloom, handicraft & fine art organization at KBK districts. Shri Meher was too much dedicated to develop the artistic skill and also to improve the poor economic conditions of the women weavers for which he had developed some old Bomkai designs, which has attracted the market and product being named as "Bomkai Saree" have become very much famous all over India & Abroad. Shri Meher was too much dedicated to develop the artistic skill and also to improve the poor economic conditions of the w Shri Meher always thinks of innovative/creative new designs, techniques with a new conceptual research and experiments for better market promotion in India as well as in foreign countries. Tree paintings presented as an example for the prestigious "Shilp Guru" award was specimen of his excellence. Because of his excellent work in paintings, many more students & followers got National Award and also thousands of artisan families survive their livelihood by following his innovative/creative designs and paintings for their bread & butter. [3]

Awards

In addition to exhibitions of solo paintings and participation in group at State & National Level, he has also successfully participated in international exhibitions at Glasgow, London, Bali Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Vienna, Paris, Dubai, Athens, Frankfurt and New York. For his own versatile and achivement he has been awarded so far as listed bellow:-

  • 2013 - Conferred Padma Shri Award by Govt. of India [4] [5] [6]
  • 2009 - Prestigious Shilp Guru Award by HE the President of India
  • 1986 - "National Award" by HE the President of India
  • 2004 - UNESCO (SHARK) Award
  • 1991 & 2001 - "Kalamani" Award by the Chief Minister of Haryana
  • 1997 - Viswakarma Award
  • 1979 & 1985 - Orissa Lalit Kala Academy Award
  • 1970 & 1972 - Sanskritika Sansad Orissa Award
  • 1970 - Drawing Masters Association Orissa Award

References

  1. ^ National Awardees of Handicrafts Sector for the Year 2005
  2. ^ "49 MASTER CRAFTSPERSONS AND WEAVERS..." pib.nic.in. 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2013. Shri Prakash Kumar Meher & Shri Jayanta Kumar Meher
  3. ^ http://www.orissapost.com/brush-with-tradition/
  4. ^ http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/Padma(E)2013.pdf
  5. ^ http://presidentofindia.nic.in/listofawardees.pdf
  6. ^ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/109-113.pdf
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