Date of birth.16-5-1964.
Born in Odisha, India
An artist who redefines realism from being a self taught artist who went on to quit his government job and being the first indian brand ambassador of iconic winsorandnewton art company this has been a fascinating journey.

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS.. (selected ones)
-Indian brand ambassador on Winsor and newton
-First indian artist to feature prominently in nationally televised talk show MANN KI BAAT by honourable PM mr narendra modi , year 2015
-Painting FIRE wins national award in professional category in 23rd all ind art contest.( 2008)SCZCC,NAGPUR
-Painting  ODISHA VILLAGE  wins 1st award..( jury  category). in Istanbul international watercolor society contest.   Feb-2013
-Acrylic painting WET PLATFORM KORBA , gifted to PM Fetches highest price of 5 lakh in  recently auction by NGMA, Delhi year 2019
-Painting  SAAWAN SOMWAR gets prestigious  RAJA RAVI VERMA ADARANLJALI award in April 30th.. 2013.. by artists guild of MP..   Bhopal

-Awarded prestigious Kalakunch national award for outstanding contribution in the field of art  from Dharwad, halvabhe foundation , year 2017
-Invited as guest watercolorist for watercolor demonstration during inaugural MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR august 2019 for ..
-Invited to participate as only indian artist in 2 back to back international art camps in Bodrum, Turkey september 2019
-Successfully completed  month long  art residency  in  Hojer, denmark , year 2017
-Holds solo show PRATIBIMB in jehangir art gallery mumbai , year 2016
-Completed successfully one month art residency  in Penza, Russia year 2015
-Only indian painter to represent india in international art symposium in Alanya, Turkey year 2016
-International art camp in Eskisehir, Turkey year 2017
-International work shop in Sharkoi ,istanbul , turkey , year 2017
-Nature international art camp in Nepal , 2017

-Participated among  leading artists of the country in SAURYA GATHA..workshop conducted by swaraj bhavan at bhopal..aug.2013. a work shop dedicated to martyrs who laid down their lives fighting for the nation
-INTERNATIONAL Caricature  awarded 1st    prize in , SONIA-MANMOHAN
CARICATURE CONTEST..( 2009)
-Among the  ten  selected artists  from India participating this year at Buddha-Gandhi-mother Teresa art-show  at Jakarta , Indonesia, JUNE  this year.. conducted in association with India high commission Indonesia.
-Participated in INDIA ART FESTIVAL..  at Mumbai.. nov-2012..
-Participated  in a group show in Washington D.C , July
-Participated in  acrylic workshop  Jointly conducted by CENTRAL RLY and SCZCC  NAGPUR.
-Painting FIRE-11  selected for   exhibition  at BOMBAY ART SOCIETY  annual art show at jehangir art gallery MUMBAI..2013

-Cartoons win 1ST PRIZE IN dainik bhasker cartoon contest(2008)
-Only Indian  cartoonist to get diploma from Bulgaria, for   cartoon on  climate change(2010)
-Cartoon selected for display at BELGIUM at fruit cartoon festival… year 2010
-Caricature selected for display at ITALY at sports cartoon contest….2010, 2011.
-Two paintings,THE LOUNGE and THE RUINS IN USE selected BY  BOMBAY ART SOCIETY  show(2009)
-Painting LORD GANESH  selected for display at  Camlin All India art contest, 2011 at Mumbai
-Painting, 0LD TOWN adjudged best watercolour in 11th all India art contest.SCZCC(1997)
-Caricatures selected by Hindustan times at Dehli cartoon contest.(1999)
-Holds  first solo painting show OFF TRACK at rail club. Nagpur(2007)
-Painting awarded by vidarbha sahityasangh., NAGPUR.2000
-Painting ROCK PURPLE selected for display at Jehangir, by ART SOCIETY 0F INDIA.2004
-Painting FAITH   selected for exhibition at Camlin art contest(western zone) at Nehru centre Mumbai- 2012
-Paintings  VARIETY SQUARE, WET PLATFORM, and  ROAD LESS TRAVELLED selected by  ART SOCIETY OF INDIA for exhibition .. 2012
-Participated in week long watercolor workshop at Vshakhapatnam   organized by SCZCC..in january-2012
-Participated in recently concluded  unique live demo  BRUSH VS STAGE with theater artist  Vikash Khurana in nagpur..
-Countless number of illustrations.. Cartoons   for various magazines and journals.
-Collections in Mumbai, Chicago, australia , istanbul turkey , london , china denmark russia , nepal Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad,Bhopal ,Haryana, Nagpur narrow gauge rail museum.. central railway Nagpur.A