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Yashodhar Mathpal


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Rock Art in Kumaon Himalaya, Rock Art in Kerala, Kumaon Painting: A Story of a Living Tradition of Painting in the Kumaon

Dr Yashodhar Mathpal


Yashodhar Mathpal (born 1939) is an Indian archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist. He is most known for his study of cave art, especially in Bhimbetka rock shelters, Barechhina (Uttarakhand) and Kerala. He founded the Folk Culture Museum (Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya) in Bhimtal, Nainital district, in 1983.

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Yashodhar Mathpal Vice President M Hamid Ansari Falicitaing Dr Yashodhar Mathpal a

He was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth-highest civilian honour by Government of India in 2006.

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Early life and background

Born in village Naula in Bhikiyasain Tehsil of Almora district to Haridutt Mathpal and Kanti Devi, Mathpal received his primary education local Primary School from his native village, thereafter he did his further schooling from Manila village, Mission Intercollege, Ranikhet and completed his schooling from Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur.

He did his B.A. from J. N. P. G. College, Lucknow, followed by M.A. degree in drawing and painting from Agra University and a Ph.D in Archaeology from University of Pune.

Career

He established the Folk Culture Museum (Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya) in Bhimtal, Nainital district, in 1983. The museum houses artifacts, folk paintings, rock art and prehistoric objects. The museum also documents oral and written traditions and folklore of the region, besides providing training in rare traditional arts and crafts.

In 2012, he facilitated by Vice President of India at the "International Conference on Rock Art", organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, in New Delhi.

References

Yashodhar Mathpal Wikipedia