Krishn Kanhai
Krishn Kanhai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 August 1961 |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Contemporary Lord Krishna paintings, traditional Radha Krishna and portrait paintings |
| Children | Radhika, Siddharth ; Arjun |
| Parent | [Padmashri Kanhai Chitrakar] |
| Awards | Padma Shri Rashtriya Kalidas Award by M.P.Govt, Yash Bharti by U.P. Govt, Brij Ratna, Achiever of the Millennium Award |
Krishn Kanhai is an Indian artist and painter, specialising,in portrait , realstic , contemporary paintings and on lord radha krishna theme paintings [ Kanhai Art ] and master of traditional method of painting using gold leaves and gem stones.[1][2] He was born in Vrindavan, in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Learning the art from his father, Kanhai Chitrakar,[3] Krishn carry on the tradition from Kanhai Art Works, their base at Vrindavan.[1][4] He is a recipient of the Achiever of the Millennium in 1999.[5] The Government of India honoured him in 2004, with the award of PADMA SHRI, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to painting and art.govt of M.P. honoured him RASHTRIYA KALIDAS AWARD for 2009-10 and Govt of U.P. also honoured him YASH BHARTI in 2015,[2][6]
recent in August 2016,Krishn Kanhai made 38 Portrait Paintings for U.P. Vidhan Sabha,20 Portrait All Ex Chief Minister's n 18 Vidhan Sabha Spekar's n one Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi Ji.
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References
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- ^ a b "Hare Krsna". Hare Krsna. 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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- ^ "Padma Shri". Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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