Padma Shri
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About Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. It is awarded by the Government of India, every year on India's Republic Day.
Jyoti Bhatt: The photographer who preserved rural Indian life
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Jyoti Bhatt: The photographer who preserved rural Indian life
Jyoti Bhatt was among the early students of One of The First art schools Set Up after India's Independence in 1947.
Born in the western state of Gujarat in 1934, Bhatt documented rural Indian culture and captured the traditional ways of life and craftsmanship that are At Risk of vanishing.
He went to study in art schools in Europe and New York and became One of The Most innovative modernist photographers in South Asia .
In 2019, Bhatt was awarded the Padma Shri - One of the India's highest civilian awards - and his work can now be found in the collections of the Tate Modern , London and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York , Among Others .
The First major exhibition of Bhatt's photographs titled Time & Time Again will be launched early next year at the newly-opened Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in India's southern city of Bangalore.
Here's a selection of Bhatt's works.
Pictures by Jyoti Bhatt , Courtesy Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bangalore
Source of news: bbc.com
