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Studied art and graduated from Madras School of Arts with a First class Diploma in Advanced Painting.
Won among many awards and prizes :
The prestigious National Award for Painting organized by the Lalit Kala Academy- the National Academy for the Arts, India, was awarded by then the President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad (1958-59)

Won the Art Fellowship by the Government of India for two years, was also a scholar for further studies in Advanced painting 1960-61.

Was awarded the Italian Government Fellowships and studied at the L' Accademia de Belle Arti Firenze (started by Michael Angelo) Italy in 1962-63.

Regularly participated for more than 13 years at the International Art fair at Basel the famous of all art fairs every year. International Graphic art shows in Sweden, Switzerland, Philippines. Art shows of Bussan Biennale, Korea and Tokyo Biennale , Japan. Olympic Games Korea.

One Man Shows

Gallery Incontro - Florence, Italy
Gallery Surya - Germany
Gallery Demenga - Basel, Switzerland
Gallery Bollag - Zurich, Switzerland
Gallery Herzog - Germany
Oxford Galleries - Oxford, UK
Artists Galleries - Bombay, India
Gallery Mendirata - New Delhi, India
Private one man shows in Italy, Germany, Nepal, India, Switzerland and London



Group Shows

Unesco art show that toured in Europe and Russia
Festivals of India, USA and South America
Basel Art Fair, Switzerland
Bussan Biennale, Korea
Tokyo Biennale, Japan
Firenze Art Fair, Italy


Collections

in India, Germany, Nepal, Italy, Sweden, USA, Japan, Korea, National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi and President Marshal Tito of Czechoslovakia etc. Designed many panels for Madhya Pradesh Government that participated Mahatma Gandhi Centenary Celebration, that won acclaim from Government of India. Was art Designer for the Ministry of Textile Government of India, All India Handloom Board at Indore, Central India for more than 12 years.