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| Smt. Loxmi Meher |
Smt. Loxmi Meher is an award-winning Indian Painter. She
is famous for her Odisha Pattachitra Paintings. She has been completed 30 years
of her career as a painter.
Smt. Meher was born in Tarava, a small village of western Odisha in Dated 6-07-1967
and currently lives in Bolangir town of Odisha. Her husband Padmashri Kailash Chandra Meher, elder son Prakash Meher, daughter Manisha Meher & younger
son Jayanta Meher are artist of National reputation. All of her family members got
many State & National Awards in the field of Art & Crafts.
She got early married and initiated into this craft when
she was just age of eighteen. She gained major experience in the field of
Tussar Painting from her husband who is also an UNESCO & ShilpGuru awardee
artist and having knowledge in every field of art & crafts. Now for the
last three decades she is engaged in this craft with heart and soul. Besides
duty of a housewife she has been given training to many institutions like
"Indian Art & Craft Academy for Women" and "Handicrafts
Handloom Museum & Service Centre for Women" where many poor artisans
trained. Now she is famous Pattachitra painter in Odisha as well as in India. Smt.
Meher endeavor to help and make self-supported suffering and needy women mass
of KBK districts of Odisha. She was also successfully completed Govt. of India
training scheme likes "Guru Shishya Parampara under HRD scheme" and
"Scheme-C" etc.
She has participated in number of art exhibitions in all
over India from time to time and her paintings are highly valued by the
visitors in exhibition. Many of them been purchased by Museum, Ministry of
Textiles, Ministry of Industries, HRD, Parliament House and privet collection
of so many VVIP in India & Abroad. Her determination has earned her the Master
Craftsman National Award from HE the President of India in 2005 and State Award
from Chief Minister of Odisha in 1990.
Some Selected Photographs:-
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| Loxmi Meher receiving National Award from former President of India |
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| Loxmi Meher receiving State Award from former Chief Minister of Odisha in 1990 |
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| Smt. Loxmi Meher is Working At Home |
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| Loxmi Meher Giving Pattachitra Painting Training To Young Artisans |
Smt. Loxmi Meher's Officials Sites For Visit :-
1- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxmi_Meher2- http://about.me/laxmi_meher
