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{{Short description|Indian painter}}
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| birth_place       = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
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| death_date         = 14 August 2013
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'''Kanhai Chitrakar''' was an Indian artist and painter,<ref name="Hare Krsna">{{cite web | url=http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/09-05/features72.htm | title=Hare Krsna | publisher=Hare Krsna | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="PBCnet">{{cite web | url=http://www.pbcnet.com/artgallery/artists/KanhaiChitrakar/ | title=PBCnet | publisher=PBCnet | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050403/http://www.pbcnet.com/artgallery/artists/KanhaiChitrakar/ | archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Hinduism Today">{{cite web | url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4146 | title=Hinduism Today | publisher=Hinduism Today | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> credited with the revival of the heritage painting discipline of ''Kanhai Art'',<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/artist-kanhai-chitrakar-passes-away-lk-advani-pays-tribute/414971-3-242.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102224532/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/artist-kanhai-chitrakar-passes-away-lk-advani-pays-tribute/414971-3-242.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 November 2013 | title=IBN Live | publisher=IBN Live | date=17 August 2013 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> a method of painting where gold powder, gold leaves and gem stones are used.<ref name="India PR Wire">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/art/2010010240620.htm | title=India PR Wire | publisher=India PR Wire | date=1 January 2010 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="DNA India">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pure-gold-and-crystal-studded-paintings-1130050 | title=DNA India | publisher=DNA India | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Hare Krsna 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/news/10-05/news127.htm | title=Hare Krsna 2 | publisher=Hare Krsna | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>
'''Kanhai Chitrakar''' was an Indian artist and painter,<ref name="Hare Krsna">{{cite web | url=http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/09-05/features72.htm | title=Hare Krsna | publisher=Hare Krsna | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="PBCnet">{{cite web | url=http://www.pbcnet.com/artgallery/artists/KanhaiChitrakar/ | title=PBCnet | publisher=PBCnet | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050403/http://www.pbcnet.com/artgallery/artists/KanhaiChitrakar/ | archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Hinduism Today">{{cite web | url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4146 | title=Hinduism Today | publisher=Hinduism Today | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> credited with the revival of the heritage painting discipline of ''Kanhai Art'',<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/artist-kanhai-chitrakar-passes-away-lk-advani-pays-tribute/414971-3-242.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102224532/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/artist-kanhai-chitrakar-passes-away-lk-advani-pays-tribute/414971-3-242.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 November 2013 | title=IBN Live | publisher=IBN Live | date=17 August 2013 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> a method of painting where gold powder, gold leaves, and gemstones are used.<ref name="India PR Wire">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/art/2010010240620.htm | title=India PR Wire | publisher=India PR Wire | date=1 January 2010 | access-date=30 December 2014 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152300/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/art/2010010240620.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DNA India">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pure-gold-and-crystal-studded-paintings-1130050 | title=DNA India | publisher=DNA India | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Hare Krsna 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/news/10-05/news127.htm | title=Hare Krsna 2 | publisher=Hare Krsna | date=2014 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>


Kanhai Chitrakar was born in [[Vrindavan]], in [[Mathura district]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="PBCnet" /> His career started as an art director for the renowned filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]], but later he returned to Vrindavan where he set up his studio, working in Kanhai art.<ref name="DNA India" /> The studio have since grown to become ''Kanhai Art Works'' where he and his two sons, [[Krishn Kanhai]] and [[Govind Kanhai]], worked producing art works. Krishna is a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] award and Gobind has received the Uttar Pradesh State Ratna Award.<ref name="My Chronicles">{{cite web | url=http://mychronicles2007.blogspot.ae/2007/11/golden-legacy.html | title=My Chronicles | date=28 November 2007 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>
Kanhai Chitrakar was born in [[Vrindavan]], in [[Mathura district]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="PBCnet" /> His career started as an art director for the renowned filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]], but later, he returned to Vrindavan, where he set up his studio, working in Kanhai art.<ref name="DNA India" /> The studio has since grown to become ''Kanhai Art Works,'' where he and his two sons, [[Krishn Kanhai]] and [[Govind Kanhai]], worked producing artwork. Krishn received the [[Padma Shri]] award, and Govind received the Uttar Pradesh State Ratna Award.<ref name="My Chronicles">{{cite web | url=http://mychronicles2007.blogspot.ae/2007/11/golden-legacy.html | title=My Chronicles | date=28 November 2007 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>


A recipient of the AISCCON lifetime achievement award and the Uttar Pradesh Ratna award,<ref name="Vrindavan Today">{{cite web | url=http://news.vrindavantoday.org/2010/10/gurusharanananda-and-hudda-speak-at-aisccon-conference/ | title=Vrindavan Today | publisher=Vrindavan Today | date=2010 | access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> Chitrakar was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="PBCnet" /><ref name="IBN Live" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> He died on 14 August 2013.<ref name="IBN Live" />
A recipient of the AISCCON lifetime achievement award and the Uttar Pradesh Ratna award,<ref name="Vrindavan Today">{{cite web | url=http://news.vrindavantoday.org/2010/10/gurusharanananda-and-hudda-speak-at-aisccon-conference/ | title=Vrindavan Today | publisher=Vrindavan Today | date=2010 | access-date=30 December 2014 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102652/http://news.vrindavantoday.org/2010/10/gurusharanananda-and-hudda-speak-at-aisccon-conference/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Chitrakar was honored by the [[Government of India]] in 2000 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="PBCnet" /><ref name="IBN Live" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> He died on 14 August 2013.<ref name="IBN Live" />


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Latest revision as of 03:23, 29 January 2026


Kanhai Chitrakar
Born1934
Kolkata, India
Died14 August 2013
Vrindavan
OccupationPainter
Children[Krishn Kanhai & Govind.]
AwardsPadma Shri
AISCCON Lifetime Achievement Award<

Kanhai Chitrakar was an Indian artist and painter,[1][2][3] credited with the revival of the heritage painting discipline of Kanhai Art,[4] a method of painting where gold powder, gold leaves, and gemstones are used.[5][6][7]

Kanhai Chitrakar was born in Vrindavan, in Mathura district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] His career started as an art director for the renowned filmmaker Guru Dutt, but later, he returned to Vrindavan, where he set up his studio, working in Kanhai art.[6] The studio has since grown to become Kanhai Art Works, where he and his two sons, Krishn Kanhai and Govind Kanhai, worked producing artwork. Krishn received the Padma Shri award, and Govind received the Uttar Pradesh State Ratna Award.[8]

A recipient of the AISCCON lifetime achievement award and the Uttar Pradesh Ratna award,[9] Chitrakar was honored by the Government of India in 2000 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[2][4][10] He died on 14 August 2013.[4]

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  1. ↑ "Hare Krsna". Hare Krsna. 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "PBCnet". PBCnet. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hinduism Today". Hinduism Today. 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "IBN Live". IBN Live. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "India PR Wire". India PR Wire. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "DNA India". DNA India. 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hare Krsna 2". Hare Krsna. 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "My Chronicles". 28 November 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Vrindavan Today". Vrindavan Today. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.


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