Shilp Guru

Shilp Guru is an award conferred by Government of India every year to the master craftspersons in innovating different styles and designs of the traditional craftsmanship, to continue with the highest level of aesthetic character, quality and skill in the traditional Indian Handicrafts .

The Shilpguru awards were first introduced in 2002 where 10 eminent Master Craftpersons were honoured with "Shilp Guru" title by the President of India. The award is presented along with Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards to Master Craftspersons and master weavers, introduced in 1965.^[1]

Awardees

2008

The following is the list of the recipients of the Shilp Guru in 2008.^[2]

Sirial No.	Name	State	Field
1	Shri Pradip Mukherjee	Rajasthan	Phad Painting
2	Shri Jagdish Prashad	Delhi	Art Metal Brass Engraving
3	Mohammad Yousuf Bhat	Jammu & Kashmir	Kani Woven Shawls
4	Shri Gokul Bihari Patnaik	Odisha	Palm Leaf / Pattachitra
5	Shri Khalil Ahmad	Uttar Pradesh	Woollen Punja Durry
6	Shri Mahesh Kumar Suman	Uttar Pradesh	Wooden Block making
7	Shri Brahmdeo Ram Pandit	Maharashtra	Pottery
8	Shri Machihan Sasa	Manipur	Pottery
9	Smt. Naorem Ongbi Neelamani Deviji	Manipur	Pottery
10	Shri Reba Kanta Mohanta	Assam	Wood and Bamboo Mask Making

2009

The following is the list of the recipients of the Shilp Guru in 2009.^[3]

Sirial No.	Name	State	Field
1	Shri Govind Ram Jhara	Chhattisgarh	Bell Metal Dhokra Casting
2	Shri Mohammad Ayyub	Delhi	Wood Carving Block Making
3	Shri Rohit Kantilal Salvi	Gujarat	Patan Patola Double Ikat
4	Shri Manubhai Chunilal Chitara	Gujarat	Kalamkari Matani Pachedi
5	Smt. Lalita Vakil	Himachal Pradesh	Chamba Embroidery
6	Shri Ramakant Rupchand Suryawanshi	Maharashtra	Bronze Casting
7	Shri Kailash Chandra Meher	Odisha	Tassar Patta Painting
8	Shri Debendra Mishra	Odisha	Stone Carving
9	Shri Mohammad Shareef	Uttar Pradesh	Wood & Bone Carving
10	Smt. Takdira Begum	West Bengal	Kantha Hand Embroidery

2010

The following is the list of the recipients of the Shilp Guru in 2010.^[3]

Sirial No.	Name	State	Field
1	Shri Omkar Dhawan	Delhi	Inlay Work on Bone / Wood
2	Shri Budhi Ram Prajapati	Haryana	Terracotta
3	Shri Ghulam Rasool Khan	Jammu & Kashmir	Sozni Embroidery
4	Shri Tsering Wangdus	Leh Ladakh (J & K)	Scroll / Thanka Painting
5	Shri Ismail Sulemanji Khatri	Madhya Pradesh	Bagh Hand Block Print
6	Shri Hari Har Maharana	Odisha	Stone Carving
7	Shri Nand Kishore Verma	Rajasthan	Miniature Painting
8	Shri Prabhu Dayal Yadav	Rajasthan	Blue Pottery
9	Shri Hazi Mohammad Yusuf Dyer	Rajasthan	Barik Bundi Bandhej
10	Shri Mobeen Husain	Uttar Pradesh	Brass Morori Work

2015

The following is the list of the recipients of the Shilp Guru in 2015.^[4]

Sirial No.	Name	State	Field
1	Late Khande Kullayappa	Andhra Pradesh	Leather Puppets
2	Shri K.Siva Prasada Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	Kalamkari Painting
3	Shri Irshad Hussain Farooqi	Delhi	Calligraphy in wood carving
4	Shri Rajender Parshad Bondwal	Haryana	Sandal Wood Carving
5	Shri Khatri Abdul Razak Mohmed	Gujarat	Ajrakh Hand Block Printing
6	Abdul Raouf	Karnataka	Bidri Craft
7	Sh.Girish Kumar Rajsoni	Rajasthan	Thewa Craft
8	Shri Pravakar Maharana	Odisha	Stone Carving
9	Shri Inder Singh Kudrat	Rajasthan	Enamel of silver & Gold jewellery
10	Shri Hari Charan Das	Tripura	Cane & Bamboo

References

↑ "President to confer National Awards, Shilp Guru Awards and Sant Kabir Awards Tomorrow". presidentofindia.gov.in. 2012-11-08. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
↑ "Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) - Shilp Guru Awardees 2008" (PDF). handicrafts.nic.in. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Shilp Guru Awards (Handicrafts) Year 2009" (PDF). presidentofindia.nic.in. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21.
↑ "List of Shilp Guru Award for the year 2015" (PDF). handicrafts.nic.in. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

External links

[1] "President to confer National Awards, Shilp Guru Awards and Sant Kabir Awards Tomorrow". presidentofindia.gov.in. 2012-11-08. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[2] "Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) - Shilp Guru Awardees 2008" (PDF). handicrafts.nic.in. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-05.

[presidentofindia.nic.in-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Shilp Guru Awards (Handicrafts) Year 2009" (PDF). presidentofindia.nic.in. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21.

[4] "List of Shilp Guru Award for the year 2015" (PDF). handicrafts.nic.in. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

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