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{{Short description|Indian art conservator}}
{{Orphan|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saleem Beg
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| caption = 
| birth_date = 1949
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| occupation = Art conservator, Historian, Columnist
| education = Gandhi Memorial College, [[University of Kashmir]]
| awards = Highest State Award (2017, Government of Jammu and Kashmir), EEC fellowship (1998)
| notable_works = UNESCO Creative Cities Network inclusion for Srinagar (2021), Restoration of Oont Kadal, Aali Masjid, Thag Baab Sahib shrine
| organizations = Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH, J&K Chapter)
| website = 
}}

'''Mohammad Saleem Beg''' is an Indian art conservator, historian and columnist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Life |first=Kashmir |date=2013-11-10 |title=Muhammad Saleem Beg |url=https://kashmirlife.net/muhammad-saleem-beg-48059/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>http://intach.org/chapter/pdf/intach-jk-news.pdf Convener INTACH J&K, M Saleem Beg among 31 given state awards Retrieved on 28 June 2022</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/seven-years-on-jk-still-waits-for-formation-of-heritage-conservation-body/|title=J&K -still waits for formation of heritage conservation body|website=Kashmir Life. Com Jammu & Kashmir India</ref> He is working to conserve / preserve the artworks, architecture, archaeology, besides museum collections mainly connected to [[Kashmir]] heritage.<ref>http://intach.org/chapter/pdf/intach-jk-news.pdf Convener INTACH J&K, M Saleem Beg among 31 given state awards Retrieved on 28 June 2022</ref>
He prepared the research dossier of seven crafts include [[Papier-mâché|papier-mache]], [[Pashmina (material)|pashmina]], Khatamband, [[Woodworking|Woodwork]], Pinjrakari (latticework), Ari and Metal craft which placed the [[Srinagar]] city of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in the list of [[UNESCO]] creative cities network for 2021, in the field of craft and folk art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nomination dossier of Srinagar as a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art – DRONAH |url=https://www.dronah.org/conservation-sri-harmandar-sahib-amritsar-2-2/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.dronah.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304007892_Issues_of_conservation_and_adaptation_in_protecting_Kashmir's_vernacular_heritage Issues of conservation and adaptation in protecting Kashmir’s vernacular heritage Retrieved on 28 June 2022</ref>

==Early life==
Mohammad Saleem Beg was born in 1949 in [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Life |first=Kashmir |date=2013-11-11 |title=Muhammad Saleem Beg |url=https://kashmirlife.net/muhammad-saleem-beg-48059/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was educated at the Gandhi Memorial College and [[University of Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kashmiruniversity.net/ |title=Home |website=kashmiruniversity.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saleem Beg's New Baby {{!}} Kashmir Forum |url=https://www.kashmirforum.org/saleem-begs-new-baby/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.kashmirforum.org|date=26 August 2012 }}</ref>

After studies, Beg joined government service in the year 1975 and retired after rendering 31 years of public service as the Director General of [[Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation|Tourism]], [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]. Since 2006 he is convener of the [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] – INTACH, J&K Chapter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saleem Beg – Head – Kashmir Chapter of INTACH {{!}} Mpositive.in |date=27 April 2022 |url=https://www.mpositive.in/tag/saleem-beg-head-kashmir-chapter-of-intach/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=3029 Civil Society Participation > Consultative Status>Profile] ''[[United Nations Economic and Social Council]]'' Official website.</ref><ref name="hin">{{Cite web |date=2007-10-31 |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : INTACH gets special status for its efforts |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/30/stories/2007103051980300.htm |access-date=2024-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031222759/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/30/stories/2007103051980300.htm |archive-date=31 October 2007 }}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
For his contribution in preserving, documenting and dissemination of the ethno cultura heritage of [[Kashmir]], Beg won the highest State Award in 2017 from the Government of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>http://jkgad.nic.in/pdf/award.pdf List of STATE AWARD winners</ref> He was awarded an EEC fellowship in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saleem Beg's New Baby {{!}} Kashmir Forum |url=https://www.kashmirforum.org/saleem-begs-new-baby/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.kashmirforum.org|date=26 August 2012 }}</ref> Besides, he has been awarded by a number of universities, NGOs for his outstanding work in the field of research and documentation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2021-11-08 |title=Srinagar Makes it to UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/srinagar-makes-it-to-unescos-network-of-creative-cities |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>

==Work and contribution==
In 2013, Beg was appointed as a member of the organisation of [[India]] - National Monument Authority (NMA), [[Government of India]] where he served for five year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NMA |url=https://www.nma.gov.in/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.nma.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=33183 | title=Saleem Beg joins as a member of NMA - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.india-seminar.com/2018/709/709_saleem_&_sameer.htm | title=709 M. Saleem Beg & Hakim Sameer Hamdani, Craft, Kashmiriyat and commerce }}</ref>
As a conservator-restorer his documentation work has provided a base to declare [[Srinagar]] among 49 cities as part of the creative city network by the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) under the Crafts and Folk Arts category in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://intachjkchapter.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/intach-jk-e-newsletter-june-20171.pdf |title=Intach JK Chapter files Retrieved on June 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2019-05-09 |title=INTACH preparing dossier for Srinagar's heritage city bid |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/intach-preparing-dossier-for-srinagar-s-heritage-city-bid-119050901309_1.html |access-date=2022-06-28}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2021-11-08 |title=Srinagar Makes it to UNESCO's Network of Creative Cities |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/srinagar-makes-it-to-unescos-network-of-creative-cities |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>
Restoration of past glory of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] era camel hump-shaped Oont Kadal in middle of [[Dal Lake]] and Aali Masjid an Architecture of 15th Century and Thag Baab Sahib (RA) shrine in [[Srinagar]] District of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] was done by him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wani |first=Arif Shafi |title=CURTAIN RAISER: Germany to fund restoration of 17th century Oont Kadal in Dal Lake |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/srinagar/curtain-raiser-germany-to-fund-restoration-of-17th-century-oont-kadal-in-dal-lake |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Greater Kashmir |date=30 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-01 |title=Aali Masjid: An architectural marvel of 15th century Kashmir |url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/Aali-Masjid--An-architectural-marvel-of-15th-century-Kashmir-77881 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304007892_Issues_of_conservation_and_adaptation_in_protecting_Kashmir's_vernacular_heritage Issues of conservation and adaptation in protecting Kashmir’s vernacular heritage</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beg |first=M. Saleem |date=2022-03-08 |title=Debunking an urban myth about Taj Mahal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/debunking-an-urban-myth-about-taj-mahal/article65205195.ece |access-date=2024-09-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Shujaat Bukhari]]
* [[Javaid Rahi]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.intach.org/ ''Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage'' org. website]
* [https://www.nma.gov.in/ ''National Monuments Authority Ministry of Culture, Government of India'' org. website]
* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ ''UNESCO -World Heritage List'' org. website]

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