Girish Rajsoni was the 2015 winner of the
Shilp Guru award for
thewa
Thewa is a special art of jewelry making which involves fusing of intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It evolved in Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan India. Its origin dates back to the rajput era.
Process
Thewa is a traditional art ...
and
gold filigree
Filigree (also less commonly spelled ''filagree'', and formerly written ''filigrann'' or ''filigrene'') is a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork.
In jewellery, it is usually of gold and silver, ma ...
on
glass. He is from
Pratapgarh,
Rajasthan,
India.
The Government of India has issued a postal stamp featuring an awe-inspiring piece of
thewa
Thewa is a special art of jewelry making which involves fusing of intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It evolved in Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan India. Its origin dates back to the rajput era.
Process
Thewa is a traditional art ...
on a plate, made by Girish Rajsoni in 2002.
Achievements
*
UNESCO Seal of Excellence
* National Award in 1999
* State Award
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan
Indian goldsmiths
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