Rajendra Tiku, is an Indian Visual Artist with specialization in Sculpture and known for his outdoor stone sculptures.
10 Facts About Rajendra Tiku
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Rajendra Tiku was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of art.
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Rajendra Tiku was born in Wadwan, a remote village in the mountainous landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of India, in 1953, in a Kashmiri Pandit family.
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Rajendra Tiku did his primary schooling at a local school and passed his matriculation from a high school in Srinagar.
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Rajendra Tiku has received both the junior and senior fellowships of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India.
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Rajendra Tiku is a recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York for commissioning sculptures at various parts in India, one of which can be found on the lawns of the Danwantri Library of the University of Jammu.
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Rajendra Tiku has been invited to many sculpture workshops in places like USA, Switzerland, Israel, Russia, Egypt, Russia and Thailand.
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Rajendra Tiku has had solo and group exhibitions of his creations at various places around the world.
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Rajendra Tiku has published many articles in local magazines and journals.
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Besides, Rajendra Tiku has been honoured by different organizations many times.