Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty is an Indian painter, craftsman and writer, known for his contributions for the revival of the Indian textile art form of Kalamkari.[1] He is a recipient of honours such as Shilpaguru, Rasthriya Samman, Tulsi Samman and Kamaladevi Vishwa Karigar Award.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to Kalamkari art.[3]
Jonnalagadda was born to J. Lakshmaiah Chetty,[4] in a family of Kalamkari artists at Srikalahasti, a temple town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in 1937 and started learning the art from his father from an early age.[5] His career started as a school teacher but he continued painting, focusing on Kalamkari art, which soon earned him appreciation. He is the author of three books in Telugu, Bharata Ratna Mala, Bhagavatha Mani Mala and Vraatha Pani (Kalamkari), besides contributing to an English publication by Parampaarik Kaarigaar.[5]
jonnalagadda, gurappa, chetty, indian, painter, craftsman, writer, known, contributions, revival, indian, textile, form, kalamkari, recipient, honours, such, shilpaguru, rasthriya, samman, tulsi, samman, kamaladevi, vishwa, karigar, award, government, india, a. Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty is an Indian painter craftsman and writer known for his contributions for the revival of the Indian textile art form of Kalamkari 1 He is a recipient of honours such as Shilpaguru Rasthriya Samman Tulsi Samman and Kamaladevi Vishwa Karigar Award 2 The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2008 for his contributions to Kalamkari art 3 Jonnalagadda Gurappa ChettyBorn1937Srikalahasti Chittoor district Andhra Pradesh IndiaOccupation s PainterMaster craftsmanWriterKnown forKalamkariParentJ Lakshmaiah ChettyAwardsPadma ShriShilpaguruRasthriya SammanTulsi Samman Contents 1 Education and career 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editJonnalagadda was born to J Lakshmaiah Chetty 4 in a family of Kalamkari artists at Srikalahasti a temple town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in 1937 and started learning the art from his father from an early age 5 His career started as a school teacher but he continued painting focusing on Kalamkari art which soon earned him appreciation He is the author of three books in Telugu Bharata Ratna Mala Bhagavatha Mani Mala and Vraatha Pani Kalamkari besides contributing to an English publication by Parampaarik Kaarigaar 5 Awards edit2008 Received Padma Shri award by the Government of India in 2008 for his contributions to Kalamkari art 6 See also editKalamkari nbsp India portalReferences edit Inspiring a Revival Indian Express 17 February 2011 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Kalamkari Workshop Indian Institute of Science Education and Research 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2016 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 3 January 2016 A befitting award to a master artist The Hindu 1 February 2008 Retrieved 6 February 2016 a b The pen that paints The Hindu 7 September 2010 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Chari Pushpa 20 February 2021 Kalamkari s main man Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty s legacy The Hindu External links edit Kalamkari Collections By Chetty V amp A Collections 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2016 nbsp nbsp This article about an artist from India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty amp oldid 1185231666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
