Kailash Chandra Meher

Personal life and education Meher was born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He studied at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and received a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan in West Bengal. Smt Meher had also received state award in 1990 while daughter Manisha got two state awards in 2001–2002. Both his sons Prakash and Jayanta got National Award in 2001.

Career Meher worked as an art designer in the Weavers Service Centre in Bhubaneswar, Govt. Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 creating textile designs for weavers and weaving organisations, Kailash Ch. Meher while on work at his studio in the year 2016. For the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organisations with the help and support of The Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some Handloom, Handicraft & Fine Art organisation like :- 1. Indian Art & Craft Academy for Women 2. Indira Gandhi Women Weavers Co-operative Society limited 3. Bharatiya Hastakala Industrial Co-operative Society Limited 4. Handicraft & Handloom Museum and Service Centre for Women.

Awards 1979 & 1985 – Orissa Lalit Kala Academy Award 1986 – "National Award" by HE the President of India 1997 – Viswakarma Award 1991 & 2001 – "Kalamani" Award by Chief Minister of Haryana 2005 – UNESCO CCI seal of excellence for handicrafts 2009 – Shilp Guru Award by HE the President of India 2013 – "Odisha Living Legend Award" by Odisha Diary

Selected paintings