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| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]
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| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Calligrapher
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'''Qamar Dagar''' is an Indian [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]]. She is the founder of the Qalamkaari Creative Calligraphy Trust. In 2016, she was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]], India's highest civilian award for women.

== Early life and education ==
Dagar was born in [[New Delhi]] to a family of classical [[Dhrupad]] musicians.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Calligraphy: Reviving the dying art|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/calligraphy-reviving-the-dying-art/story-QHhwq1J4BbtSg25lArVgWN.html|last=Parvez|first=Subuhi|date=2012-03-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She graduated from the [[University of Delhi]] with a degree in sociology.<ref name=":2" /> She has cited calligraphers [[Hassan Massoudy]] and Mohammad Elbaz as mentors.<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
Dagar is a professional calligrapher who uses an abstract pictorial calligraphy style in her work.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Qamar Dagar, the woman fighting to keep India's calligraphy culture alive|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/india-calligraphy-spc/index.html|last=Jones|first=Vivien|last2=Pokharel|first2=Sugam|date=2020-04-01|website=CNN Travel|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> [[CNBC TV18]] called her India's "most celebrated pictorial calligrapher."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Art: Learning calligraphy with Qamar Dagar|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/art-learning-calligraphy-with-qamar-dagar-4148041.htm|last=|first=|date=|website=CNBC TV18|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>

Dagar's solo exhibitions have taken place in India, France and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Qamar Dagar: Combining spirituality with calligraphy|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/flick-past/qamar-dagar-combining-spirituality-with-calligraphy|last=Raghib|first=Qazi M.|date=2018-05-16|website=National Herald|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Youngsters bring alive art of calligraphy|url=https://www.business-standard.com/pti-stories?time=1589593097|last=|first=|date=2014-05-12|website=Business Standard|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> In 2019, she participated in a group exhibit at the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Different strokes|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/240319/different-strokes-1.html|last=Banerjee|first=Sudeshna|date=2019-03-24|website=The Asian Age|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Telling Strokes: An exhibition honours Mahatma Gandhi through handmade paper and calligraphy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/telling-strokes-mahatma-gandhi-calligraphy-paintings-5578927/|last=Varghese|first=Shiny|date=2019-02-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>

In addition to her own professional use of calligraphy, she works to preserve the art form in India through her organization, the Qalamkaari Creative Calligraphy Trust.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> She founded the Trust to organize events for artists to share their work with the public and to keep the art of calligraphy alive.<ref name=":0" /> Dagar has organized international calligraphy festivals.<ref name=":2" /> Her calligraphy workshops have earned media attention as a cultural attraction for tourists to India.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=23 exclusive experiences at India’s top hotels|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/23-exclusive-experiences-indias-top-hotels/|date=2019-06-26|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A Mindful Guide To Visiting India|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/mindful-guide-visiting-india|last=Hill|first=Bee|website=Nylon|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
In 2016, President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] awarded her the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]], the highest civil award in India for women.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nari Shakti Awardees- Ms. Qamar Dagar, Delhi {{!}} Ministry of Women & Child Development {{!}} GoI|url=https://wcd.nic.in/nari-shakti-awardees-ms-qamar-dagar-delhi|last=|first=|date=|website=Ministry of Women and Child Development|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=आधुनिक भारत में लड़का-लड़की में भेदभाव की कोई जगह नहीं: राष्ट्रपति|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/gender-bias-has-no-place-in-india-president-pranab-mukherjee|last=|first=|date=2017-03-09|website=Amar Ujala|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}
[[Category:Indian calligraphers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Artists from Delhi]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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