Sujit Das
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| Born | December 11, 1980 Nagaon, Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Guinness Book of World Records for making portrait |
| Patron(s) | Art Village, Nagaon |
Sujit Das is an Indian painter born in Nagaon district of Assam, India.[1][2]
Birth and Education
Sujit Das was born on 11 December 1980 in Nagaon district of Assam, India. He is the son of Kamakhya Chandra Das and Khyama Das. He received his primary schooling from Nagaon Bengali Primary Boys School. He completed his high school education from Nagaon Bengali Higher Secondary School and attended GNDG College of Commerce, Nagaon. He also holds a Diploma in Electronic Engineering and a Bachelor of Mass Communication from Assam Institute of Electronics. He received his Diploma in Fine Arts from Ruprang School of Drawing and Painting, Nagaon under the guidance of eminent artist Pranab Barua.[3]
Career
In 2010, he made a one-inch Durga idol on a piece of chalk with the aim of entering the Guinness Book of World Records.[4]The idol has been recognized by 10 national and international books of records as the 'smallest Durga idol in the world'. On June 19, 2012, Sujit entered the Guinness Book of World Records for successfully painting portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Bishnu Prasad Rava on canvas with the world's largest paint brush, 28 feet long, 4.4 feet wide and weighing 22kg.[5][6][7][8]
Awards
He received the CCRT fellowship award[9] 2014-15 to outstanding persons in the fields of culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for his book films in Assam.[10]
References
- ↑ "Contemporary Indian Artist Sujit Das, Nagaon : Assam". flickr. June 19, 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ↑ "Artists bid to popularise miniature art works". assamtribune. 15 Sep 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ↑ Sujit Das making Assam proud. assamtimes.org. Retrieved on 5 July 2022.
- ↑ This Assam artist used to paint rickshaws. Now, he is a global artist. Meet Sujit Das. eastMojo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ 2015 edition of Guinness Book of World records. Retrieved on 5 July 2022.
- ↑ Largest Paint Brush - Current World Record by alternative records uk. Retrieved on 5 July 2022.
- ↑ Largest Paint Brush - Current World Record Retrieved on 5 July 2022.
- ↑ SUJIT DAS INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS Retrieved on 5TH JULY 2022.
- ↑ "Workshop held to preserve and promote Assam's centuries-old 'puthichitro'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ ListofCandidatesSelectedforSeniorJuniorFellowshipfor2014-15_16.06.2017.pdf Sujit Das Fellowship Award 2014-15 to Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture. Indiaculture.nic.in. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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