Mahesh Raj Soni is an
Indian craftsman specialising in the traditional art 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 ...
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a Rajasthani jewellery making tradition using glass and gold leaves and is one of the surviving exponents of the art form which has roots in
Pratapgarh,
Rajasthan.
He is a member of Rajasthan Thewa Kala Sansthan
and has featured in the
Limca Book of World Records in its 2011 edition.
Soni, who is a cancer survivor,
was honoured by the
Government of India in 2015 with
Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
See also
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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 ...
References
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Living people
People from Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan
Indian goldsmiths
Year of birth missing (living people)
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