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The real identity of him is not known. Not much is known about his life. He was raised in Assam where his father owned a garage. He is an Indian artist and designer who introduced contemporary mural art as a street art in India. He is an alumnus of Department of Fine Arts,from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]]. Before starting the street art movement he worked nearly 10 years as an art director in advertising industry where he worked on global and Indian brands. Yantr has started contemporary mural art movement from Delhi and spread it to all over India such as in Mumbai, Kochi, Himachal Pradesh and Pune.

Yantr was introduced to street art in 2006 and started working in 2008–09. He has traveled across India to paints murals in various cities including [[Delhi]], [[Guwahati]], [[Pune]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Daftuar 2012">{{cite web | last=Daftuar | first=Swati | title=Showcase: Open air gallery | website=The Hindu | date=5 May 2012 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/showcase-open-air-gallery/article3383536.ece | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Deccan Herald 2014">{{cite web | title=City's grey alleys get an artistic makeover | website=Deccan Herald | date=25 February 2014 | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/388166/citys-grey-alleys-get-artistic.html | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He [[stencil]]ed  ''a man with notes'' at different places in Delhi overnight in 2011 to protest against [[Indian black money|black money]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He created ''Parmanu Muskan'', the [[Buddha]] wearing a mechanical mask, for creating awareness of environmental issues. He also created an art Heart exchange with [[Sé Cordeiro]] in [[Hauz Khas]] during 2014 street art festival.<ref name="The Independent 2015">{{cite web | title=Delhi's modern murals: Extraordinary outdoor galleries | website=The Independent | date=13 January 2015 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/delhis-modern-murals-street-art-festivals-and-extraordinary-outdoor-galleries-9976115.html | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He painted a bleeding rhino near [[Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden|Assam Zoo]] to highlight illegal poaching of rhinos for its horns.<ref name="Nath 2015">{{cite web | last=Nath | first=Arundhati | title=An insider's guide to Guwahati: more than just a gateway to India's northeast | website=the Guardian | date=28 September 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/28/insider-guide-guwahati-gateway-india-northeast | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> H He participated in St+Art Mumbai. At Kochi Muziris Biennale, he pained mechanical giant whale. He also created massive bird by arranging fodder on ground near village in Delhi.<ref name="Jaisinghani 2014">{{cite web | last=Jaisinghani | first=Tamanna | title=The Power of Yantr | website=Red Bull | date=14 November 2014 | url=http://www.redbull.com/in/en/stories/1331690175149/the-power-of-yantr | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> During street art festival in 2014, he created a mural of large drone with an eye on the side of five story building in Shahpur Jat area of Delhi.<ref name="Sanyal 2014">{{cite web | last=Sanyal | first=Amitava | title=Wall streets | website=The Hindu | date=15 February 2014 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/wall-streets/article5693528.ece | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He also participated in 18 Degrees Festival in October 2014 and painted murals in [[Shillong]].<ref name="Manipur2014">{{cite web | title=Second edition of 18 Degrees Festival 2014 in Shillong 20141009 | website=Manipur - E-Pao! | date=9 October 2014 | url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2014.Second_edition_of_18_Degrees_Festival_2014_in_Shillong_20141009 | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> During street art festival in Mumbai, Ranjit Dahiya and he partnered to paint India’s largest mural, depicting the father of Indian cinema, [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]. He also painted a simple wall with a window into a dream sequence which later featured in home and design trends magazine.<ref name="Sengupta Review 2016">{{cite web | last=Sengupta | first=Anuradha | last2=Review | first2=Special to Weekend | title=Asia's largest dry port becomes open-air gallery | website=GulfNews | date=17 February 2016 | url=http://gulfnews.com/culture/arts/asia-s-largest-dry-port-becomes-open-air-gallery-1.1674656 | access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he created promotional wall arts for [[Cadbury]] Oreo biscuits in Delhi.<ref name="Mathew 2015">{{cite web | last=Mathew | first=Joby | title=Cadbury Oreo uses Graffiti wall art for the "Play with OREO' campaign | website=Home | date=8 June 2015 | url=http://pitchonnet.com/blog/2015/06/08/cadbury-oreo-graffiti-wall-art-play-oreo-campaign/ | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In 2016, he painted India’s tallest mural, 115 feet high water tank, depicting the wildlife conservation named ''Mission Leopard'', in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] [[Gurgaon]] (Now Gurugram).<ref name="Patra 2016">{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Pratyush | title=Gurgaon needs public art on wildlife conservation, say artists who painted leopards on water tank | website=The Times of India | date=26 November 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Gurgaon-needs-public-art-on-wildlife-conservation-say-artists-who-painted-leopards-on-water-tank/articleshow/55619229.cms | access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> In September 2016, he painted India’s first ever fire station in [[Pune]], depicting the courage and spirit of firemen.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}