Kailash Chandra Meher

Kailash Chandra Meher

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Kailash Chandra Meher Profile

  • Name:
  • Kailash Chandra Meher
  • Born:
  • January 22, 1954
  • Spouse:
  • Laxmi Meher

Kailash Chandra Meher Biography

Kailash Chandra Meher is an artist and social activist from Sonepur, Odisha. Currently he resides in Balangir, Odisha. He is a contemporary artist and painter of modern art paintings and traditional Tussar Pattachitra paintings of Odisha. He graduated from the prestigious Viswabharati University and holds a Diploma in Fine Arts. For his overall contributions towards the field of Indian art and culture, government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2013. Well known director and actor and National award winner for best actor, Sadhu Meher is his uncle. His son Jayanta Meher is also an artist of Odisha Pattachitra painting, who carries forward the family tradition.

 

Kailash Chandra Meher was born in Sonepur, Odisha on 22 January 1954. He belongs to a family of artists, rich in tradition related to art fields. He was initiated to the art of Pattachitra painting by his father. Later he completed a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. He took advanced training Pattachitra painting from Bhagwat Maharana. Apart from Kailash Chandra Meher, his wife Laxmi Meher, daughter Manisha and his both sons Prakash and Jayanta are also recipients of National awards in different years, for the same field of painting, while his daughter and wife won it jointly in the year 2005.

 

As an artist Meher worked in government sector for many years. He was an art designer in the Weavers Service Centre in Bhubaneswar during 1978 – 1993. He was assigned the task for creating textile designs for weavers and weaving organisations. He also developed some old Bomkai designs and used for saris which later became "Bomkai Sari”. He also started many social organisations for girls and women of rural areas through which they were given training and employment.

Published: January 22, 2019

Updated: January 22, 2019

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