Plastic Inlay on Wood - Punjab
| Name: | Shri Rupan Matharu |
| Father’s Name: | Late Shri Rajan Matharu |
| Craft: | Handicraft artisan of wood inlay craft |
| Experience: | 35 years |
Awards
• Shilp Guru Award presented in the year 2016.
• State Award presented in the year 1989.
• National Merit Certificate 1994.
• National Award presented by the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the year 1997.
• Kala Nidhi Award conferred by Haryana Tourism and awarded by the Governor of Haryana in the year 2008.
National Level Exhibitions / Demonstrations
• Shilparamam Crafts Village Gram, 2000 at Hyderabad.
• Delhi Fair 2003, at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
• Connaught Place, 2005 at Rajiv Gandhi Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi.
• International Trade Fair, 2006 at Pragrati Maidan, New Delhi.
• Jawahar Kala Kiynder 2008, at Jaipur.
• Surajkund Craft Mela, 2008, 2013, 2015 at Faridabad Hariyana.
• Master Creations 2010, 2013 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi.
International Level Exhibitions / Demonstrations
• Participated in Expo-2000 in Santiago, Chile organized by Indian Trade Promotion Organization.
• Participated in the House and Gift fair -2010 Sao Paulo, Brazil organized by DC (Handicrafts) in collaboration with Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts.
• Participated in the New York International Gift Show-2011 in New York, USA Organized DC (Handicrafts) in collaboration with Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts.
Participation in Workshops
• Participated as craftsman six months Design Workshop for 50 artisans’ w.e.f.25-06-2013 to 22-01-2014. Sponsored by National Center for Design and Product Development (set-up by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India).
• Participated as craftsman in the Design and Technical Development Workshop in Wood Inlay Craft at Common Facility Centre, village Boothgarh, Hoshiarpur from 18.02.2013 to 04.03.2013 organised by Regional Design and Technical Development Centre, New Delhi.
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in the Design and Technical Workshop in Wood Inlay Craft from 29.03.2017 to 28.04.2017 organised by National Center for Design and Product Development, New Delhi.
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in the Design workshop in Wood Inlay Craft at Ram Colony Camp, Hoshiarpur from 18.08.2017 to 31.08.2017 organised by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, New Delhi.
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in the Design workshop in Wood Inlay Craft from24.04.2018 to 28.04.2018 organised by National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Chheb, Kangra.
• Certificate of participation as expert in plastic inlay in wood craft in programme “Meri Kala Mera Kasab” at Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar on 17.12.2009.
• Certificate of interview in Sanati Dunia Programme at All India Radio, Jalandhar on 31.10.2017.
Awareness Seminars in Collages and Institutes
• Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology Government of Punjab, Mohali.
• Pearl Academy Collage of Art, Design and Fashion from Noida.
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Chheb, Kangra Depute students to learn the skill in the craft.
• Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar-Delhi G. T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab.
Training Imparted
• Under Guru Shishya Parampara sponsored by office of the DC (Handicrafts), I have trained more than 120 trainees as master craft person in the field of wood inlay craft from 2011-12 ,2012-13 & 2013-14.
• I have trained more than 877 trainees as master craftsman in the field of wood inlay craft from six month under the Sfurti Programme Organization of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and NGO, the Rural Environmental Enterprises Development Society, Chandigarh.
• I have trained more than 350 trainees as master craftsman in the Design Development Workshop in wood inlay craft from 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2012 organised by NGO, the Rural Environmental Enterprises Development Society, at Chandigarh.
Visitors
A large no of professors/school/students/interior designers from NIDF Ahmedabad, NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mohali and NIFT Jalandhar visited my work place from time to time and they were all very appreciative about the master pieces created by us.
| Name: | Shri Kamaljit Matharu |
| Father Name: | Shri Rupan Matharu |
| Craft: | Handicraft artisan of wood inlay craft |
| Experience: | 25 years |
Awards
• National Award 2016 (Ministry of Textile).
• National award 2009 (Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises).
• National merit certificate 2009 (Ministry of Textile).
National Level Exhibitions / Demonstrations
• 8th Parvasi Bhartiya Divas 2010, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Dilli Haat (Masters Creation) 2010.
• Indian International Trade Fair 2011, at Pragrati Maidan, New Delhi.
• Suraj Kundinter National Craft Fair 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2020 at Faridabad.
• Lokotsav 2018 at Daryasangam, Kala Academy, Panaji-Goa.
• Saras Mela 2018 at Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
International Level Exhibitions / Demonstration
• Participated in 6th National Handicraft Week 2020, at Marrakech, Morocco by Ministry of Textile Department.
• Participated in House and Gift Fair 2013, Saopaulo, Brazil organized by Indian Trade Promotion Organization.
• Participated in International Spring Fair 2013, at NEC, Birmingham, UK Organized by DC (Handicrafts) in collaboration with Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts.
Participation in Workshops
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in Design Development Workshop in wood inlay craft at Boothgarh, Hoshiarpur in association with The Rural Environmental Enterprises Development Society.
• Certificate of participation as master trainer in the Design and Technical Workshop in wood inlay craft from 26.11.2015to 24.12.2015 organised by National Centre for Design and Product Development, New Delhi.
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in Design and Technical Development workshop in wood inlay craft from 18.08.2017to 31.08.2017 organised by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, New Delhi, Atram colony camp, Hoshiarpur.
• Certificate of participation as master craftsman in the Design Workshop in Wood inlay craft from 24.04.2018 to 28.04.2018 organised by National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Chheb, Kangra.
