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	==Career==		==Career==
	He established the Folk Culture Museum (''Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya'') in [[Bhimtal]], [[Nainital district]], in 1983. The museum houses artifacts, folk paintings, rock art and prehistoric objects. The museum also documents oral and written traditions and folklore of the region, besides providing training in rare traditional arts and crafts. He ~~himself take~~ care of the museum himself, and has ~~spend~~ all his life's earnings on it.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Past Prism: Museum men of Bhimtal - Part I\|author=Atul Sethi \| url = http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Past-Prism/entry/museum-men-of-bhimtal-part-i \|date= 6 August 2012\|access-date = 2014-02-24 \| work = The Times of India}}</ref>		He established the Folk Culture Museum (''Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya'') in [[Bhimtal]], [[Nainital district]], in 1983. The museum houses artifacts, folk paintings, rock art and prehistoric objects. The museum also documents oral and written traditions and folklore of the region, besides providing training in rare traditional arts and crafts. He takes care of the museum himself, and has spent all his life's earnings on it.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Past Prism: Museum men of Bhimtal - Part I\|author=Atul Sethi \| url = http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Past-Prism/entry/museum-men-of-bhimtal-part-i \|date= 6 August 2012\|access-date = 2014-02-24 \| work = The Times of India}}</ref>

	In 2012, he facilitated by Vice President of India at the "International Conference on Rock Art", organized by the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Photogallery \|publisher=Vice President of India\| url = http://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/photogallery249.asp \| access-date = 2014-02-24 }}</ref>		In 2012, he facilitated by Vice President of India at the "International Conference on Rock Art", organized by the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Photogallery \|publisher=Vice President of India\| url = http://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/photogallery249.asp \| access-date = 2014-02-24 }}</ref>

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'''Yashodhar Mathpal''' (born 1939) is an Indian archaeologist, painter, curator, [[Gandhian]] and [[Rock art]] conservationist. He is most known for his study of cave art, especially in [[Bhimbetka rock shelters]], [[Barechhina]] (Uttarakhand) and Kerala. He founded the Folk Culture Museum (''Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya'') in [[Bhimtal]], [[Nainital district]], in 1983.<ref name=tri>{{cite web | title = The saviour of primeval folk art|work=The Tribune| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010527/spectrum/main3.htm|date=27 May 2001|author=Usha Bande| access-date = 2014-02-24 }}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], fourth-highest civilian honour by [[Government of India]] in 2006.<ref name=pib4>{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2013|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
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Born in village Naula in Bhikiyasain [[Tehsil]] of [[Almora district]] of Uttarakhand to Haridutt Mathpal and Kanti Devi, Mathpal received his primary education local Primary School from his native village, thereafter he did his further schooling from Manila village, Mission Intercollege, [[Ranikhet]] and completed his schooling from Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, [[Kanpur]].

He did his B.A. from J. N. P. G. College, [[Lucknow]], followed by M.A. degree in drawing and painting from [[Agra University]] and a Ph.D in Archaeology from [[University of Pune]].

==Career==
He established the Folk Culture Museum (''Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya'') in [[Bhimtal]], [[Nainital district]], in 1983. The museum houses artifacts, folk paintings, rock art and prehistoric objects. The museum also documents oral and written traditions and folklore of the region, besides providing training in rare traditional arts and crafts. He himself take care of the museum himself, and has spend all his life's earnings on it.<ref>{{cite web | title = Past Prism: Museum men of Bhimtal - Part I|author=Atul Sethi | url = http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Past-Prism/entry/museum-men-of-bhimtal-part-i |date= 6 August 2012|access-date = 2014-02-24 | work = The Times of India}}</ref>

In 2012, he facilitated by Vice President of India at the "International Conference on Rock Art", organized by the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web | title = Photogallery |publisher=Vice President of India| url = http://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/photogallery249.asp | access-date = 2014-02-24 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|author=Yashodhar Mathpal|title=Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Bhimbetka, Central India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG7-CpvlU30C|year=1984|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-193-5}}
* {{cite book|author1=Giacomo Camuri|author2=Angelo Fossati|author3=Yasodhar Mathpal|title=Deer in Rock Art of India and Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IhlQgAACAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts|isbn=978-81-85503-02-8}}
* {{cite book|author=Yashodhar Mathpal|title=Rock Art In Kumaon Himalaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbfpAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts|isbn=978-81-7305-057-2}}
* {{cite book|author=Yashodhar Mathpal|title=Samahit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9slePgAACAAJ|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot|isbn=978-81-85865-42-3}}
* {{cite book|author=Yashodhar Mathpal|title=Rock Art In Kerala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xbbpAAAAMAAJ|year= 1998|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts|isbn=978-81-7305-130-2}}

== References ==
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