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Illustrated a number of books and designed a number of book jackets, Interviewed on All India Radio several times on artistic activity, Egg-Shell Engraving: For the first time, developed an unique craft of egg-shell engraving, in the country, Engraved over thousand eggs so far and presented them to important dignitaries in India and abroad, Portraits like Sarva Sri R.Venkataraman, Richard Nixon, President Reagan, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastry, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Dr.Gustav Husak, Breznev, V.V.Giri, Edward Heath, Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, Dr.Zakir Hussain and many more. EXHIBITIONS
1965-Organised by United States Information Services, Guntur 1966-One Man Show of paintings, Hyderabad 1967-Organised by International Club, Hyderabad 1968-One Man Show of paintings at Hyderabad 1975-Graphics on "Panorama of Power",Hyderabad 1982-Paintings on "My Village" at New Delhi 1989-Paintings on "Nehru and his Vision" at Hyderabad 1993-Paintings on "Hyderabad-400 years" at Hyderabad 1995-One Man Show of paintings at Hyderabad 1998-50 years of Indian Independence at Alliance Francaise, Hyderabad 1999-One Man Show at "Art Folio", Chandigarh 2000-Paintings on "Hyderabad" at British Library Art Gallery, Hyderabad One Man Show at Indus Ind Bank Art Gallery, Chandigarh One Man Show at ANZ Grindlays Bank Art Gallery, Mumbai One Man Show at "Art Gallery", M.S.University, Baroda One Man Show at "Ravi Shankar Raval Kala Bhavan", Ahmedabad 2001-Painting show at Grad Kakatiya Hotel, Hyderabad 2005-One Man Show at ICCR Art Gallery, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad 1972-Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad 1973-Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad 1974-Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad 1975-Three Decades of Art in Andhra Pradesh 1977-Second All India Contemporary Miniature Biennial of AP. Council of Artists 1980-International Exhibition of Cartoons organized in Vamouri Sheibun, Japan 1996-World Telugu Federation Exhibition 1997-Telugu University - 2nd State-wide exhibition 1998-Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society 1999-Telugu University - 3rd State-wide exhibition 2000-Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society - Telugu University - 4th State-wide exhibition - "Affordable Art Show" - Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai. CAMPS
Wood-cut print making workshop organized by Mr.Paul Lingren under Max Muller Bhavan, Hyderabad "Encounter" - An Art Camp organized by Hindustan Times at New Delhi. HONOURS
Received a number of awards in the field of Fine Arts Honoured by the Andhra Association, New Delhi in the presence of Shri Pendekanti Venkata Subbaiah, then Hon'ble Minister for Home Affairs 1982-Honoured by the Andhra Education Society, New Delhi 1997-Honoured with 'Mega Citizen Award-1997" 1998-Honoured with "Ugadi Puraskar-1998" by the Delhi Telugu Academy, New Delhi Honoured by Smt.G.T.Tumen Bava, External Affairs Minister of Kirgia Soviet Socialist Republic, and His Excellency Mr.Robert Arbuthnott, Minister (Cultural Affairs), British High Commission, British Council Division Honoured by Salivahana Trust, Hyderabad 1993-Name has been listed in the "Limca Book of Records-1993" COLLECTIONS
Mrs.Begum Abida Ahmed, New Delhi, Dr.N.M,.Chodnosky, USA, Ing John Ludvik, (CSSR), Mr.Fritzsche, West Germany, Hon'ble Mr.Michel Foot, U.K, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academi and many other Indian and foreign dignitaries |