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{{Short description|Indian photographer (1932–2016)}}
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| birth_place = [[Ramtek]], [[Nagpur district]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_date = 6 December 2016 (aged 84)
| death_place = [[Bhopal]], India
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'''Waman Thakre''' (24 April 1932 – 6 December 2016) was an Indian photographer and deputy director at the ''Directorate of Panchayat and Social Service'' of the Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="My Padma Shri is slap on govt’s face">{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-my-padma-shri-is-slap-on-govt-s-face-/22018/ | title=My Padma Shri is slap on govt’s face | publisher=Indian Express | date=29 January 2007 | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> He is a Fellow of the [[Royal Photographic Society]] and the [[Photographic Society of America]] and is a recipient of the ''Shikhar Award'' of the MP State government. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2007, for his contributions to Arts.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Waman Thakre was born in a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] family on 24 April 1932 at [[Ramtek]], a village in [[Nagpur district]] of the Western Indian state of Maharashtra and did his schooling at Samarth Vidyalaya, Ramtek and [[New Era High School]], Nagpur.<ref name="A photographer with a difference">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/A-photographer-with-a-difference/articleshow/1942663.cms | title=A photographer with a difference | publisher=Times of India | date=23 April 2007 | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> His college education was Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur and [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art]], Mumbai and after graduating in commercial art and photography, he started his career as an artist under state government service. He rose in ranks at government service and was a deputy director at the Directorate of Panchayat and Social Service of the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] at the time of his superannuation.<ref name="My Padma Shri is slap on govt’s face" />

Thakre has conducted several exhibitions in India and abroad and holds several rare photographs in his collection; one of the photographs, a portrait of [[Rani Lakshmi Bai]] he displayed at World Photography Day exhibition at [[Bhopal]] in 2010, invited controversy as to the authenticity of the work.<ref name="DOUBTS RAISED OVER QUEEN OF JHANSI’S ‘ORIGINAL’ PHOTO">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-doubts-raised-over-queen-of-jhansi-s-original-photo-1399108 | title=DOUBTS RAISED OVER QUEEN OF JHANSI’S ‘ORIGINAL’ PHOTO | publisher=DNA Syndicate | date=20 June 2010 | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> He is the advisor of ''Photolovers'', an [[Indore]]-based photographic organization,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and is involved with promotion of photography in the state.<ref name="‘First Impression’ Photography Exhibition showcases talent of amateur photographers">{{cite web | url=http://www.iamin.in/en/bhopal/news/%E2%80%98first-impression%E2%80%99-photography-exhibition-showcases-talent-amateur-photographers-45652 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430070718/http://www.iamin.in/en/bhopal/news/%E2%80%98first-impression%E2%80%99-photography-exhibition-showcases-talent-amateur-photographers-45652 | url-status=unfit | archive-date=30 April 2015 | title=‘First Impression’ Photography Exhibition showcases talent of amateur photographers | publisher=DNA Syndicate | date=6 November 2014 | access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> The Government of Madhya Pradesh awarded him ''Shikhar Award'' in 1988<ref name="My Padma Shri is slap on govt’s face" /> and he received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2007.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

Thakre lives in Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="A photographer with a difference" />

Thakre died on 6 December 2016, at the age of 84.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Sudhir Saxena - The Great Master of Photography Padmshree... | url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15pLXxvJXQ/ | access-date=2025-07-25 | website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.bhaskar.com/fotomania/mysearch/410810/1/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403111022/http://www.bhaskar.com/fotomania/mysearch/410810/1/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 April 2017 | title=Waman Thakre - Photo Gallery | publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]].com | work=Photo gallery | date=2016 | access-date=17 January 2016}}

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