Jagdish Lal Raj Soni is a well known craftperson from
Pratapgarh in
Rajasthan state in
India. He was awarded
Shilp Guru Award in 2002 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 ...
art.
He undertook a course in Design from
London University in 1968.
In 1970 he got a Merit Certificate for his work. In 1977 he received the National Award. He also received the Rajasthan Samman Award. He received Kala Mani Puraskar and Umed Bhawan Jubilee Award in Jodhpur, as well as the award from INTACH, Delhi.
Jagdish Lal has demonstrated his art in Asia Handicrafts Fair in Japan, Ritteberg Museum in Zurich and Ethnographic Museum in Geneva.
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Indian goldsmiths
Living people
People from Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan
Year of birth missing (living people)
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