Raghunath Mohapatra

Raghunath Mohapatra (born 24 March 1943)[2] Rajya Sabha MP is an architect and sculptor from Odisha state in India. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975 and Padma Bhushan in 2001.[3] He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2013 on occasion of 64th Republic Day of India.[4]

Raghunath Mohapatra
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
14 July 2018
Preceded byAnu Aga
ConstituencyNominated (Arts)
Personal details
Born (1943-03-24) 24 March 1943
Sasan Padia, Puri, Odisha
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s)
Rajani Mohapatra
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(m. 1966)​
Children5
MotherSakuntla Mohapatra
FatherDamodar Mohapatra
Education8th[1]
OccupationInstructor
Known forsculptor
Websitehttp://www.raghunathcrafts.com/aboutus.htm

Biography

Born in Puri (Odisha),[5] Mohapatra was awarded Padma Shri by the then President of India Fakiruddin Ali Ahmed in 1976 and also received the Padma Bhushan award in 2001.

He was nominated by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India as a Member of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in 2000.

He served as a Senior Instructor and Superintendent of Handicraft Training & Designing center, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar since 1963.[6]

Awards
  • Padma Vibhushan, 2013[7][8]
  • Padma Bhusan, 2001
  • Padma Shri, 1976[9]
  • National Award for Sculpture, 1964[10]

References
  1. Kanungo, Laxminarayan (2013). "Raghunath Mohapatra gets Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri to 3 Odias | Odisha Reporter". odishareporter.in. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013. He did not study beyond Std VIII
  2. Ambaly, Anwesha (20 October 2016). "Salute to doyen". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. "Padma Awards". pib. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. "Sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra to get Padma Vibhushan". odishanow.in. Retrieved 26 January 2013. Born in Puri, Mohapatra
  6. "Profiles: Padma Vibhushans of 2013 - DNA". dnaindia.com. 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Raghunath served as a senior instructor and superintendent
  7. "Press Information Bureau English Releases". pib.nic.in. 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Shri Raghunath Mohapatra
  8. "The Hindu : News / National : Padma Vibhushan for Yash Pal, Roddam, S.H. Raza, Mohapatra". thehindu.com. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013. Renowned sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra and painter S. Haider Raza were chosen for Padma Vibhushan
  9. "Padma Awards Directory (1954 - 2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  10. Barik, Satyasundar. "An award for my devotion to sculpture: Mohapatra". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 January 2017.


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