Meeting With The Legends
Godawari Dutta
Padma shri in Madhubani Painting
Godavari Dutta is one of the artists who left no stone unturned to popularize Mithila painting, not only in India but all over the world. Her paintings are on display in the Mithila museum in Japan. Godavari Dutta’s one of the finest paintings, Trishula was also exhibited at the museum. She has traveled several times to Japan for her exhibitions in Osaka, Tokyo, Kobe, etc..
Brahmdeo Ram Pandit
Padma shri in Ceramics Art
Brahmdeo Ram Pandit is an Indian studio potter and craftsman, known for his expertise in making pottery. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by Padma Shri, for his contributions to the field of art. Brahmdeo Pandit founded Pandit Art Ceramic, a manufacturing unit of modest proportions, in 1981, at Bhayandar, a city in Thane district of Maharashtra.
Tokio Hasegawa
Founder of Mithila Museum Japan
Mr. Tokio Hasegawa, founder and director of Mithila Museum and Chairman of NPO society to promote India-Japan Cultural Relations founded the Mithila Museum in 1982. He has also been involved in organizing the Namaste India which showcases Indian dance, music, food, tourism, handicrafts every year in Tokyo for the past 25 years.
Kedarnath Singh
An eminent critic, Poet and essayist
Kedarnath Singh was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi.He was also an eminent critic and essayist. He was awarded with the Jnanpith Award (2013) and Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) in Hindi for his poetry collection.Kedar Nath Singh’s poetry is characterized by simple, everyday language and images that string together to convey complex themes.
Namwar Singh
An Indian literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician
Namvar Singh was an Indian literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician. He served as a professor of Hindi literature in several other universities. He was the founder and first chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre of Indian Languages. Apart from this he has worked as the editor of a weekly news magazine Janyuga, and Alochana, a Hindi magazine for literary criticism.
Rajeev Sethi
An Indian designer, scenographer and art curator awarded with the Padma Bhushan
Rajeev Sethi is a leading designer and is noted internationally for his innovative contribution to preserving and celebrating the subcontinent’s rich cultural heritage. For more than 35 years, through his work in design and architecture, performances and festivals, exhibitions and publication,he has identified ways to bring contemporary relevance to traditional skills of vulnerable artisan communities and creative professionals.
Ravish Kumar
Indian journalist, author, media personality and YouTuber
Ravish Kumar is an Indian journalist, author, media personality and YouTuber. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel’s flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log, Ravish Ki Report and Des Ki Baat.
Manoj Tiwari
Indian politician, singer and actor
Manoj Kumar Tiwari is an Indian politician, singer and actor who serves as a member of Parliament.
Sharda Sinha
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri in folk singing
Sharda Sinha was an Indian folk and classical singer. She predominantly sang in Maithili and Bhojpuri languages and is widely known as Bihar Kokila. Sinha had also lent her voice to some Hindi film songs, including “Kahe Toh Se Sajna” from Salman Khan’s debut film Maine Pyar Kiya, “Taar Bijli” from Anurag Kashyap’s critically acclaimed Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2, “Kaun Si Nagaria” from Chaarfutiya Chhokare and Nitin Neera Chandra’s Deswa.
Malini Awasthi
Padma Shri Folk Singer
Malini Awasthi is an Indian singer, more commonly referred to as Folk Queen of India. Having been trained classically, she is equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage Dadra Thumri Kajri Chaiti etc.
Pankaj Tripathi
Indian actor
Pankaj Tripathi is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and series. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards, an IIFA and a Filmfare Award. Pankaj Tripathi is well known for his work in movies, including Gangs of Wasseypur, Gunjan Saxena, Stree and Newton, as well as in web series such as Sacred Games and Criminal Justice.
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Indian Politician
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is an Indian politician and a member of the Central Election Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is one of the national spokespersons of Bharatiya Janata Party. Hussain was the Minister of Textiles and the Minister Civil Aviation in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
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