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Nationality
  
Indian

Name
  
Raghunath Mohapatra

Known for
  
sculptor

Occupation
  
Instructor

Education
  
8th



Born
  
March 24, 1943 (age 81) (
1943-03-24
)
Puri, Odisha

Awards
  
Padma Vibhushan 2013 Padma Bhusan 2001 Padma Sri 1976

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Raghunath Mohapatra (Odia: ରଘୁନାଥ ମହାପାତ୍ର, born 23 March 1943) is an architect and sculptor from Odisha state in India. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975 and Padma Bhushan in 2001. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2013 on occasion of 64th Republic day of India.

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Biography

Born in Puri, Mohapatra was awarded Padma Shri by the then President of India Fakiruddin Ali Ahmed in 1976 and also received the Padma Bhushan award in 2001.

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He was nominated by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India as a member of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in 2000.

He served as a senior instructor and superintendent of Handicraft training & designing center, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar since 1963.

Awards

  • Padma Vibhushan, 2013
  • Padma Bhusan, 2001
  • Padma Sri, 1976
  • National award for sculpture, 1964
  • References

    Raghunath Mohapatra Wikipedia