Arjun Prajapati

Arjun Prajapati (1957 – 12 November 2020) was an Indian artist from Jaipur, Rajasthan, known for his pottery and sculptures.

Arjun Prajapati
Arjun Prajapati in University of Rajasthan
Born	1957 India
Died	12 November 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 62–63) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation	Artist
Known for	Pottery, Sculptures
Awards	Padma Shri (2010) Shilp Guru (2016)

He had played a vital role in modern Rajasthani sculpture. He is master in cloning and known as the master of cloning.

He had made many sculptures in which his famous work is "Bani Tani" in clay.

Biography

He was born in 1957 in India.^[1] He received the Padma Shri Award in 2010. He died on 12 November 2020, in Jaipur, Rajasthan due to Coronavirus.^[2][3]

Awards

• National Award from Ministry of textiles^[4]

• Shilp Guru 2016^[5]
• Padma Shree^[6]

See also

• Indian pottery

References

1. Hilton Anatole now home to Mahatma Gandhi statue 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Deborah Fleck, in The Dallas Morning News on 4 March 2015
2. "Resul Pookutty honoured with Padma Shri". The Times of India. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
3. Popular Indian idol craftsman, Arjun Prajapati is dead
4. "Shri Arjun Prajapati". Industries.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
5. "Final list of Shilp Guru Awardees for the Year 2016" (PDF). Cohands.
6. "Renowned sculptor Padma Shri Arjun Prajapati succumbs to coronavirus". 12 November 2020.