Studied art and graduated from Madras School of Arts with a First class Diploma in Advanced Painting. Served as an Art Designer for the Ministry of Textile Government of India, All India Handloom Board at Indore, for more than 12 years.
Won among many awards and prizes :
The prestigious National Award for Painting organized by the Lalit Kala Academy- the National Academy for the Arts, India, was awarded by then the President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad (1958-59)
Won the Art Fellowship by the Government of India for two years, was also a scholar for further studies in Advanced painting 1960-61.
Was awarded the Italian Government Fellowships and studied at the L' Accademia de Belle Arti Firenze (started by Michael Angelo) Italy in 1962-63.
Regularly participated for more than 13 years at the International Art fair at Basel the famous of all art fairs every year. International Graphic art shows in Sweden, Switzerland, Philippines. Art shows of Bussan Biennale, Korea and Tokyo Biennale , Japan. Olympic Games Korea.
One Man Shows
- Gallery Incontro - Florence, Italy
- Gallery Surya - Germany
- Gallery Demenga - Basel, Switzerland
- Gallery Bollag - Zurich, Switzerland
- Gallery Herzog - Germany
- Oxford Galleries - Oxford, UK
- Artists Galleries - Bombay, India
- Gallery Mendirata - New Delhi, India
Private one man shows in Italy, Germany, Nepal, India, Switzerland and London
Group Shows
- Unesco art show that toured in Europe and Russia
- Festivals of India, USA and South America
- Basel Art Fair, Switzerland
- Bussan Biennale, Korea
- Tokyo Biennale, Japan
- Firenze Art Fair, Italy
Collections
Private and public collections in India, Germany, Nepal, Italy, Sweden, USA, Japan, Korea, National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi and President Marshal Tito of Czechoslovakia etc. Designed many panels for Madhya Pradesh Government that participated Mahatma Gandhi Centenary Celebration, that won acclaim from Government of India.