About Kanhai Chitrakar
Kanhai Chitrakar was an Indian painter.
Kanhai Chitrakar was an Indian artist and painter, credited with the revival of the heritage painting discipline of Kanhai Art, a method of painting where gold powder, gold leaves, and gemstones are used.
Kanhai Chitrakar was born in Vrindavan, in Mathura district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
A recipient of the AISCCON lifetime achievement award and the Uttar Pradesh Ratna award, Chitrakar was honored by the Government of India in 2000 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri. He died on 14 August 2013.
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Who was Kanhai Chitrakar?
Indian painter
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Kanhai Chitrakar was born in Vrindavan.
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Kanhai Chitrakar died on 14 August 2013.
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Kanhai Chitrakar was a painter.
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