Biodata

BORN
1939, Gurgaon, Haryana

ART EDUCATION
National Diploma in Applied Art, College of Art, New Delhi.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
16 Shows between 1964 to 1993 in India.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION
47 group shows, All India, State, National and International Art Exhibitions since 1964 including the Vishwa Yuvak Kendra Exhibition held in Belgium; AIFACS Members Art Exhibitions in Cuba, London Sharjah (UAE) and Boris Georgiev Art Club Exhibition in Bulgaria. Many times in Bombay, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ghuwahti, Mysore, Madras, Calcutta and New Delhi; Summer Shows. Participated in several Kala Mela's and Annual Art Exhibitions Organised by Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad, Lalit Kala Akademi, Kala Math and AIFACS. Participated in other Exhibitions also which were sponsored by different organisations.

ARTIST CAMPS
Participated in All India Painters Camp held in New Delhi in 1988, organised by All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society; Workshop of Paintings organised by Bulgarian Embassy, New Delhi in 1992; International Conference on Universal Harmony, Mount Abu in 1993 organised by BKSU; Sketching Camp held in Nepal in 1994 by AIFACS; and Painting workshop organised by Cultural Affairs Department, Haryana Government at Chandigarh in 1 994.

TITLE AWARD
Received Title of "Kala-Shri" Presented by Prime Minister of India in March 1991.

FELLOWSHIP
Awarded Fellowship in Painting by Deptt. of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for two Years, 1991-93

AWARDS
Won 5 Awards in All India Annual Art Exhibitions.

T. V. FILM
Paintings on Seasons of India with Bio-data included in a Film made on Contemporary Art of India for BBC and a 15 Minutes Film was made for Delhi Doordarshan under their programme "A Face In The Crowd".

MEMBERSHIP
Life Member & Executive Council Member of AIFACS, New Delhi;

Member of the General Council of Central Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Founder Member of Young Artists League and Boris Georgiev Art Club Delhi.

COLLECTIONS
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Panjab State Art Museum Chandigarh, Panjab University Art Museum Chandigarh; Tata Institute for Fundamental Research Bombay: Lt Governor House Delhi; AIFACS Delhi; Dr L.P. Sihare; Sahitya Kala Parishad Delhi; Rotary Club Bhopal; Cultural Affairs Deptt Haryana and many in public and private collection in India and abroad.