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{{Short description|Indian tribal art curator and Padma Shri awardee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Harchandan Singh Bhatti
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| occupation = Curator, artist
| known_for = Designing Bhopal's Tribal Museum
| awards = [[Padma Shri]](2025)
}}

'''Harchandan Singh Bhatti''' is an Indian museum curator and designer known for his contributions to the preservation and presentation of India's [[tribal art]] and culture. He played a key role in conceptualising and designing the [[Tribal Museum Bhopal|Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum]] in [[Bhopal]], which has gained recognition for its innovative and immersive displays. In 2025, he was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]], for his contributions to the field of art.<ref name="padma2025">{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2025 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/ |website=Padma Awards |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="cnbctv18">{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Anand |title=Who are Pandi Ram Mandavi and Harchandan Singh Bhatti: Padma Shri awardees reviving India's tribal art and heritage |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/who-are-pandi-ram-mandavi-and-harchandan-singh-bhatti-padma-shri-awardees-reviving-indias-tribal-art-and-heritage-19611723.htm |website=CNBCTV18 |date=27 January 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==
Bhatti is credited with shaping the aesthetic and curatorial design of the [[Tribal Museum Bhopal|Tribal Museum of Bhopal]] or ''Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum'' inaugurated in 2013. The museum is known for its experiential approach, using life sized dioramas and tribal installations to represent the daily life, rituals, and beliefs of tribal communities.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |title=Padma Shri Award Winner Harchandan Singh Bhatti: Life History |url=https://mpcg.ndtv.in/madhya-pradesh-news/padma-shri-award-winner-harchandan-singh-bhatti-from-bhopal-life-history-sikh-riots-cut-his-hair-and-stopped-wearing-turban-7565654 |website=NDTV MPCG |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

His curatorial philosophy emphasizes storytelling through space, sound, and visual arrangement, departing from conventional glass cased exhibits. The museum has become a prominent cultural destination in Central India, often praised for its architectural layout and artistic sensibility.<ref name="bhaskar">{{Cite news |title=Bhopal's Harchandan Singh Bhatti Awarded Padma Shri |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/bhopals-harchandan-singh-bhatti-awarded-padma-award-134357899.html |work=Daily Bhaskar |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Bhatti was born in [[Bhopal]] and has been deeply involved in promoting tribal heritage through public institutions. In media interviews, he recalled the impact of the 1984 [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|anti Sikh riots]], during which he cut his hair and ceased wearing a turban for personal safety.<ref name="ndtv" />

== Recognition ==
On 26 January 2025, the [[Government of India]] announced Bhatti’s name among the Padma Shri recipients in the field of art. The honour was awarded for his decades long service in preserving indigenous culture through museum curation and artistic design.<ref name="mpinfo">{{Cite web |title=CM congratulates Padma awardees from Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.mpinfo.org/Home/TodaysNews?newsid=20250126N183&fontname=FontEnglish&LocID=32&pubdate=01/26/2025 |website=MP Information Department |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="amarujala">{{Cite news |title=MP News: CM congratulates Harchandan Singh Bhatti nominated for Padma Shri |url=https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/mp-news-cm-congratulated-harchandan-singh-bhatti-nominated-for-padmashree-said-he-brought-glory-to-the-sta-2025-01-26 |work=Amar Ujala |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=7 July 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Padma Shri]]

== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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[[Category:People from Bhopal]]
[[Category:Indian curators]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
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