Shilp Guru and National Awards conferred to master craftspersons

30 Shilp Guru Awards and 78 National Awards for the year 2017, 2018 and 2019 were presented to master craftspersons, 36 of whom are women, here today. The main objective of the awards is to give recognition for their excellence in craftsmanship and valuable contribution to Indian Handicrafts and textiles sector.

The Shilp Guru Awards are given to legendary master craftspersons in recognition of excellent craftsmanship, product excellence and the role played by them as gurus in the continuance of crafts to other trainee artisans as a vital part of traditional heritage. The Awards were started in 2002, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the resurgence of Handicrafts in India. The Award consists of a gold coin, Rs.2.00 lakhs prize money, a Tamrapatra, a shawl and a certificate. 30 Shilp Gurus have been selected for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 out of whom 24 are male and 06 are female.

The National Awards are being awarded since 1965 for outstanding craftsmanship in different craft categories. The main crafts for which the Awards have been given are Metal Engraving, Chikan Hand Embroidery, Khurja Blue Pottery, Mata Ni Pachedi Kalamkari, Bandhani, Tie & Dye ,Hand Block Bagh Print, Warli Art, Stone Dust Painting , Sozni Hand Embroidery, Terracotta, Tanjore Painting, Sholapith, Kantha Hand Embroidery, Palm leaf Engraving, Brass wire inlay on wood, Wood Tarkashi, Madhubani Painting, Gold Leaf Painting , straw craft etc. The Award consists of Rs.1.00 lakh prize money, a Tamrapatra, a Shawl and a certificate.  78 craftspersons have been selected for the National Awards for the year 2017, 2018 and 2019 including 02 design innovation awards where a designer and artisan collaborate to create a unique product.

Statewise List of Shilp Guru Awardees for the Year 2017,2018 & 2019
S.NoYear of AwardNameCraftState
12017Smt.Amita Sachdeva                                     Stone Dust PaintingDelhi
22017Smt.Noorbanu Mohamad KhatriBandhani, Tie & DyeGujarat
32017Shri K.R.MohananWood CarvingKerala
42017Mohammed Yusuf KhatriHand Block Bagh PrintMadhya Pradesh
52017Shri V.K.MunusamyTerracottaPuducherry
62017Shri Vinod Kumar JangidSandal Wood CarvingRajasthan
72017Shri Mohan Lal SoniMiniature PaintingRajasthan
82017Shri Dilshad HusainBrass EngravingUttar Pradesh
92017Shri ZahiruddinKhurja Blue PotteryUttar Pradesh
102017Shri Tapan ChakrabartyPalm Lelaf EngravingWest Bengal
112018Shri Kondra GangadharBlock MakingAndhra Pradesh
122018Shri Chanchal Chakraborty        MetalDelhi
132018Shri Abdul Hasib                                    Bone CarvingDelhi
142018Shri Bashir Ahmed Bhat             Sozni Hand EmbroideryJammu & Kashmir
152018Ms. Gurumayum Shanti DeviArtistic TextilesManipur
162018Shri Bijay Kumar ParidaPalmleaf EngravingOdisha
172018Shri Maheswar ParidaStone Carving
182018Shri Gopal Prasad SharmaMiniature PaintingRajasthan
192018Smt. Mahamaya SikdarKantha Hand EmbroideryWest Bengal
202018Shri Ashish MalakarSholapithWest Bengal
212019 Sh.Velayudham Sreenvasulu Reddy Kalamkari Hand PaintingAndhra Pradesh
222019Ms.Suman SonthaliaWarli ArtDelhi
232019Shri Chitara Chandrakant Bhulabhai                  Mata Ni Pachedi KalamkariGujarat
242019Shri Iqbal Hussain KhanPapie MachieJammu & Kashmir
252019Shri M.RamamurthyWood CarvingKarnataka
262019Shri Mohan Lal Sharma                      Brass wire inlay on Sheeshem Wood TarkashiRajasthan
272019Sh. Asharam Meghawal                      Miniature PaintingRajasthan
282019Shri V.Panneer SelvamTanjore PaintingTamilnadu
292019Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav                        Brass EngravingUttar Pradesh
302019Smt.Naseem Bano                             Chikan Hand EmbroideryUttar Pradesh
Statewise List of National Awardees for 2017, 2018 & 2019
S.NoYear of AwardName and AddressCraftState
12017Shri Dalavayi  Kullayappa S/o Late Dalavayi  Chinna Narayana D.No.5-89, Nimmalakunta(V), Pothulanagepalli (PO), Dharamavaram (MO), Anantapuramu Dist. Andhra Pradesh – 515 651Leather PuppetryAndhra Pradesh
22017Smt.Mahanama Devi W/o Sh.Ram Roop Paswan Vill &Post-Jitwarpur, P.S. Rahika Dist.-Madhubani, Bihar-847215Godana PaintingBihar
32017Mohd. Ishtiyaq S/o Late Habibullah R/o 2080, Kulcha Nahar Khan Darya Ganj, Delhi – 110002Bone CarvingDelhi
42017Shri Iqbal Sheikh S/o Late Hazi Nathu Sheikh R/o House No.H-1/331, Madangir Market, Dr.Ambedkar Nagar, Phase-I, New Delhi – 110062Lac BanglesDelhi
52017Smt. Khatri Nasareenben Fayaz,  Apna Nagar, 1, Nr.Akasha Mashjid, Mamadbhai Ni Vadi, Sejawal Matam, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat – 370001Tie & Dye DupattaGujarat
62017Shri Akhtar Hussain Rather S/o Late Mohammad Qasim Rather  Hawal, Kralapora, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir – 190011Paper MachieJammu & Kashmir
72017Shri Ghulam Ali Sheikh S/o Naqi Sheikh R/o Shahoo Sachan, Tehsil-Pahloo, Dist. Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir-192231Handmade CarpetJammu & Kashmir
82017Shri Sasidharan P.A S/o P.S. Ayyappan R/o Ayyappan resident at Puikkunnel House, Punnayam Kara, Asamannoor Village, Asamannoor P.O., Ernakulam Dist. Kerala- 683 549Wood CarvingKerala
92017Mohd. Nasir S/o Shri Gulam Rasul 18/3 Chhipa Bhakal Indore, Madhya Pradesh-452001Hand Block PrintingMadhya Pradesh
102017Shri Mubarik Khatri S/o Haji Ebrahim Khatri Main Road, Bagh  District –Dhar, MP-454 221Hand Block Printing on Bamboo mat curtainMadhya Pradesh
112017Shri Pradeep Jhariya S/o Sh.Ramchandra Jhariya Village-Umaidpura, Post- Tarapur The. Uawad , Dist. Neemuch Madhya Pradesh- 458 330Tarapur Hand Block PrintingMadhya Pradesh
122017Shri Pawan Kumar Jhariya S/o Late Purshottam Jhariya Village-Ummedpura, Post-Tarapur, Tesil-Jawad,  Dist. Neemuch Madhya Pradesh- 458 330Hand Block printing of TarapurMadhya Pradesh
132017Shri  Rakesh Kumar Maharana S/o Shri Khetra Mani Maharana Plot No.1616, At-Lingipur,  PO-Sisupal garh, Bhubaneswar-751 002,  OdishaStone CarvingOdisha
142017Shri Biranchi Narayana Behera S/o Sh.Uchhaba Behera At-Mouzi Beg, PO-Balanga, Dist. Puri, Odisha -752 105PaintingOdisha
152017Shri Pradeepta Kumar Nayak S/o Shri Muralidhar Nayak At. & Post – Jiral, P.S.Kamakhyanagar, Dist.  Dhenkanal – 759 023, OdishaStraw CraftOdisha
162017Smt.Sabita Mahapatra W/o Bijay Kumar Mahapatra At-Raghurajpur, P.O. & PS – Chandanpur, Dist.-Puri Odisha- 752 012Pattachitra PaintingOdisha
172017Smt. Swarnalata Mahapatra W/o Shri Dinabandhu Mahapatra At-Raghurajpur, P.O.-Chandanpur Dist. –Puri, Odisha.Tasar paintingOdisha
182017Shri Sunil Soni S/o Shri Arjun Lal Soni 403, Devi Nagar , N.S.Road, Sodala, Jaipur- 302019Thewa JewelleryRajasthan
192017Shri Shokat Ali Usta S/o Shri Rahim Bux Usta Back Side Janta Payoo, Near  Badi Karbala, Bikaner,  Rajasthan-334 001Usta Art on Camel LeatherRajasthan
202017Smt.Kamlesh Sharma W/o Shri Mohan Lal Sharma 41, Gopalpura Village, Triveni Chouraha Gopalpura bye pass ,  Jaipur – 302018 RajasthanTarkashi Wood InlayRajasthan
212017Shri Mahavir Singh S/o Shri Bhagwan Das Saini R/o 4B/268 Budhi vihar Avash Vikas Majhola, Moradabad-244 001Brass Metal EngravingUttar Pradesh
222017Smt. Sunita Sharma W/o Shri Ramesh Kumar Sharma SS/135, Shram Vihar Nagar, Harchandra Pur, ghari , Manak Nagar, Lucknow- 226011, UPChikankari Hand Embd.Uttar Pradesh
232017Smt. Mithu Rani Jana W/o Shri Alak Kumar Jana Vill & Post- Sarta, P.S.Sabang, Dist. Paschim Medinipur-721467  West BengalMkasland Mat, Cane & BambooWest Bengal
242017Smt.Dolon Kundu Mondal W/o Shri Biswajit Mandal R/o 4/23/1A Jahura Bazar Lane Kasba , Kolkata -700 042,West BengalTerracottaWest Bengal
252017Smt.Ruma Karmakar W/o Shri Bholanath Karmakar Vill & Post- Lokepur, Dist. Birbhum, West Bengal-731123Suri Bowl Metal CraftWest Bengal
262018Shri Vicky                                             Anand Parvat Public Science Gali No.10, Farid Puri, House Number 1228, New Delhi -110005 Kathputli PuppetDelhi
272018Smt. Anjali Vakil W/o Shri Amit Vakil Mohalla Chountra ,  Chamba-176 310 Himachal Pradesh      Chamba Hand EmbroideryHimachal Pradesh
282018Smt. Anita W/o Shri Lal Chand                  Vill-Dharyanu, P.O.Pukhri, The & Dist. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh-176 319Chamba Hand EmbroideryHimachal Pradesh
292018Shri Safder Ali Mir S/o Mahmmad Jaffer Mir,   R/o Sonapah, The.Beerwah, Dist. Budgam, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir-193 411Sozni Shawl EmbroideryJammu & Kashmir
302018Smt. Parveza Bano W/o Mohd. Ayoub Dar R/o Kathi Maidan, Alamgari Bazar, Near Health Center. Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir-190011 Sozni Shawl EmbroideryJammu & Kashmir
312018Shri Mohd. Bilal Khatri S/o Mohammed Yusuf Khatri, Dhar Road, Village-Bagh,  Dist. Dhar,  Madhya Pradesh – 454 221Bagh Hand  Block PrintingMadhya Pradesh
322018Shri Abhay Brahmdeo Pandit S/o Padmashri  Brahmdeo Ram Pandit, Kalakar Niwas, Panchal Udyog Nagar, Goddev Phatak Road, Bhayander East, Dist. Thane, Mumbai -401 105 PotteryMaharastra
332018Shri Ranjan Moharana S/o Sh.Ramachandra Maharana                       At-Sukuapara, P.O.Palai, P.S. Balichandrapur, Dist. Jajpur Odisha – 754 205Stone CarvingOdisha
342018Shri Santosh Senapati S/o Shri Sadhu Senapati                                               At-Khamangasasan, P.O. Kakarudrapur, Via- Balipatna, Dist. Khurdha, Odisha-752 102Palm leaf EngravingOdisha
352018Smt. Sanghamitra Maharana W/o Shri Tapas Ranjan Maharana, At-Kaimatiapatna, P.O. Kaimatia, PS-Jatni, Bhubaneswar, Dist. Khurda Odisha- 752 054PattachitraOdisha
362018Shri Rajendra Kumar Meher   S/o Shri Krishna Chandra Meher                            AT & PO – Mohantypada Dist. Sundargarh, Odisha  Natural Fibre Tassar SilkOdisha
372018Ms. Kuni Patra D/o Shri Pitabada Patra AT & PO- Jirala, Dist. Dhenkanal, OdishaStraw CraftOdisha
382018Shri Om Prakash Jangid S/o Shri Norat Mal Jangid                                           R/o Ward No.6 (new), Near Lohia Well, Front of dadabadi Road, Churu(Rajasthan)Sandal wood CarvingRajasthan
392018Smt. Sunita Sharma W/o Shri Tarun Sharma                                                 Plot No.10, Mithila Vihar-1st Jagatpura, Jaipur-302025 RajasthanSanjhi Art  (Paper Cutting)Rajasthan
402018Smt.Prem Devi Sonava W/o Shri Kunj Bhihari Sonava 69/5 Near Nandev Chowk, Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302029Hand Block PrintingRajasthan
412018Shri Gadde Ashok Kumar  S/o Sh.Rajamouli,                                          No.6-1-46, Ashok Nagar, Karimnagar, Telangana-505 001Silver FiligreeTelengana
422018Shri Ikram Husain S/o Late Hazi Abdul Hameed                                  R/o Peerzada Rose Wali Ziyarat Chowk, Moradabad-244 001, Uttar PradeshMetal CraftsUttar Pradesh
432018Shri Shyam Soni S/o Late Sh.Vishnu Parsad  Soni, 1130 Ghiya Mandi, Bhargav Gali, Giya Mandi, Mathura – 281 001 (UP)Sanjhi Art  (Paper Cutting)Uttar Pradesh
442018Shri Mohan Verma S/o Late Shri Chainshuk Das Verma, R/o F/563C, Maha Vidhay Colony, Mathura – 281 001, Uttar PradeshSanjhi Art  (Paper Cutting)Uttar Pradesh
452018Smt. Gouri Rani Jana W/o Shri Tapas Kumar Jana                                             Village-Paschim Beguni, P.O.Chakshyampur, P.S.Debra, Dist. Paschim Medinipur – 721 124,  West BengalMasland Mat WeavingWest Bengal
462018Smt. Gouribala Das W/o Shri Nishikanta Das                                     Vill-Sarta, Sabang, Dist. Paschim Medinipore,  West Bengal- 721 467Masland Mat Weaving                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       West Bengal
472018Shri Bablu Nandi S/o Shri Satya Nandi,  Vill & P.O. Hatgram, P.S.Indpur,  Dist. Bankura, West Bengal-722 136Conch Shell EngravingWest Bengal
482019Smt. D.Sivamma W/o Late D.Chinna Narayana                                                 5-89 Nimmalakunta Village, Dharamvaram Mandal, Anantapur Dist. Andhra Pradesh-515 672Leather PuppetsAndhra Pradesh
492019Smt. Vibha Lal W/o Shri Raj Kumar Lal C/o Shri Rajendra Singh Mica Colony, Digha, Patna- 800011  BiharMadhubani PaintingBihar
502019Shri Taj Ahmad S/o Late Sh.Anwar Hussain                                                  4741, Gali Razia Begam,  House Qazi, Delhi -110006Musical InstrumentsDelhi
512019Smt.Jamanaben Anchalbhai Rathod W/o Anchalbhai Ajabhai Rathod Badhiya Vas, Shivanagar Society, Tharad, Banaskantha -385565, GujaratSoof & Kharek EmbroideryGujarat
522019Ms.Dinesh Kumari, W/o Sh.S.K.Dogra Ward No.7, Near LIC Office Nurpur Dist. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh-176 202Chamba Hand Embd. RumalHimachal Pradesh
532019Sh.Muzaffar Hussain Kashoo S/o Ghulam Hussain Kashoo                      Kathi Maidan, Srinagar-190011Paper machieJammu & Kashmir
542019Shri Zahoor Ahmad Bhat S/o Baqir Ali Bhat R/o Shalla Bagh Zadibal ,  Srinagar -190011, J&KSozni EmbroideryJammu & Kashmir
552019Shri J.C.Gangadhar S/o Chowdappa Jamehalli Gudavi Soraba Taluk Ulavi, Post Shivamogga Dist. Karnataka – 577 429  (MCP Died: Nominee Name: Shantha)Sandal Wood CarvingKarnataka
562019Shri Amar Bajirao Satpute S/o Sh. Bajirao Ramchandra Satpute                   At & Post – Bahireshwar, Tal-Karveer, Dist.-Kolhapur, -416 001, MaharashtraLether Kolhapuri ChappalMaharastra
572019Smt.Rajni Avinash Shirke W/o Prof.Dr.Avinash Vinyakrao Shirke                        Plot No.32, Jijau Nagar, Yavatmal, Yavtmal,Near Sandip Mangalam, Maharashtra – 445 001Hand EmbroideryMaharastra
582019Ms.Maisnam Lalini Devi                             R/o Wangkhei Yonglan Leirak, P.O.Imphal P.S. Porompat, Imphat East, Manipur- 795 005Saphee LanpheeManipur
592019Shri Susanta Kumar Das S/o Shri Brajabandhu Das                                  VPO-Palei, PS-Balichandrapur, Dist.Jajpur, Odisha -754 205Stone CarvingOdisha
602019Smt. Bijayalaxmi Swain W/o Shri Ashesh Chandra Swain                                  At-Basudeipur, P.O/P.S-Chandanpur, Dist. Puri-752 012 (Odisha)Palmleaf EngravingOdisha
612019Smt.Swapna Manjari Nayak W/o Shri Saroj Nayak                                          Vill.Bhabanipur, P.O.Pipli, Dist.-Puri, Odisha – 752104Palm Leaf EngravingOdisha
622019Shri K.Venkateshan S/o Sh.Kaliyaperumal                                            K.Venkatesan No.52,6th Street, Puduh Nagar, First Plot, Kanuvapet, Villianur,Puducherry – 605 110TerracottaPudducherry
632019Shri  Sri Masilamani S/o Sathasivam, No.15 Nehru Nagar, 2nd Main Road, Thengaithittu Road, Pudducherry-605004Sholapith craftPudducherry
642019Shri Gulab Singh S/o Late Padam Shree Kudrat Singh                                      1565. Jadiyon Ka Rasta, Opp.SBI Bank,Chaura Rasta, Near Somani Sweet, Jaipur-302 004, RajasthanSilver MeenakariRajasthan
652019Shri Mohammad Sharif S/o Shri Nazir Mohammad                                          K-23, Vishnu Colony K.N.N, Jodhpur-342002 (Rajasthan)Tie & DyeRajasthan
662019Shri Kamal Kishore Soni S/o Shri Meghraj                                                   3E11, Sanjay Gandhi Colony, Pratap Nagar, Jodhpur-342 001, RajasthanBone CarvingRajasthan
672019Smt. Shyamalata   Gahlot W/o Late Rajesh Gahlot                                        Bonoyo Ka Bass, Mochiwada, Sojat City District5-Pali, Rajasthan- 313 001KoftgiriRajasthan
682019Shri Dwarika Prasad Suthar S/o Shri Mohan Lal Suthar                                    Village- Basso. P.O.Bassi,  Chittorgarh – 312 022, RajasthanWood Craft Wood PaintingRajasthan
692019Shri Dinesh Kumar Soni S/o Shri Prabhu Lal Soni                                           B-289, Shastri Nagar, Bhilwara, Rajasthan – 311 001Warak PrintingRajasthan
702019Ms. Neha Bhatia (Designer)                             502, Karan Upasana Residency , Moti Dungri Circle Jaipur-304 004                   &                                                        Shri Dharmendra Singh Bhalla (Craftsperson)                                        2459, Maru Ji Ka Chowk, Ghee Walon Ka Rasta, Johari Bazar, Jaipur -302 003 (Rajasthan)Kundan Jadai MeenakariRajasthan
712019Shri Khoob Singh Yadav S/o Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav                                   Kathara  pooran Jeevan Ki Sarai, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh- 244 001Metal EngravingUttar Pradesh
722019Shri Pyarelal Maurya S/o Late Horilal Maurya                                                      Vill. kPure, PO-Kachhawaroad Thana, Mirzamurad , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh -221 313Hand made Mirzapur DuttyUttar Pradesh
732019Shri Raj Kumar S/o Shri Ajant Singh H.No.309, Raja Ka Tal (Khera) Firozabad,  Uttar Pradesh-283203Glass work FirozabadUttar Pradesh
742019Shri Ajay Kumar Verma S/o Sh.Chain Sukh Das Verma                             House No.92/95, Nakkarchi  Teela, Manik Chowk,. Shrinath Ji Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh-281 001Sanjhi  Paper cuttingUttar Pradesh
752019Shri Bipad Bhanjan Saha S/o Late Sh.Jivan Krishna Saha                                23/B Binay Sarkar Road, Churipatti, PS-English Bazar, P.O. & Dist.Malda 0732 101 West Bengal.Cane & BambooWest Bengal
762019Smt.Rupa Dasgupta W/o  Shri Jaydeb Dasgupta                                                        Flat No.C-23/11, Manjulika-B Housing Cooperative Society Ltd., EKPT Phase-IV, Kolkata-700 107, West BengalLace & CrochetWest Bengal
772019Shri Sanjay Biswas S/o Late Sh Dhirendra Nath Biswas                                Village-Basta, P.O.Aranghata, P.S.Dhantala, Dist. Nadia West Bengal- 741 501Coconut shell CarvingWest Bengal
782019Ms. Sunetra Lahiri (Designer)           972, Tagore Park Main  Road, Block-F13,Kolkata-700039, West Bengal                            &                                                   Shri Gobinda Bar (craftsperson)Rajbanshipara, Paschim Bainan, PS Bainman, Post Office Bangnan, Distt. Howrah -711303 (West)                                                                Kantha Hand EmbroideryWest Bengal

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