Date of Birth : 25/6/1963
Education Qualification : GD Art (Applied Arts)

Professional Experience : Worked with Graphic Designers as Artist 1985-88

Worked with Sakal (Mumbai) as Photojournalist 1989-90

Worked with Sakal (Pune) as photojournalist 1990-2000
Working since 2000 as Freelance Photographer

Achievements : Awards
SAARC Festival Delhi 92 -
Aliance Francaise Delhi 95 - 4th award for photo portfolio
All India Art & Craft Society Delhi 95 - photo portfolio

 


World Cup Criket 1996 - photograph of day
- 3rd Position in Grand Award
 
MAJOR PROJECTS
  • Research (Photographic) on Pune Brahmins from 1990-1995. This culminated in
    (a) Exhibition at NCPA (Mumbai) 17th 29th July 1995
    (b) Published as collected item by Kanak (New York-Pune ,2002).
  • Research (Photographic) on ancient architectural form Devali (Niche) 1993-1999 which culminated in
    (a) Exhibition at NCPS (Mumbai) 1st 24th April 1999.
    (b) Being published as collectors item.
    An Entire collection of Devali which is brought by Mr. Ebrhim AlKazi
  •  Work tranditional forms of wrestling art in Maharashtra Akhada (Traditional Arena) (1999-2001). which culminated in
    (a)Exhibition at NCPA (Mumbai) 5th 15th September 2001.
  • Photodocumentation of Maharashtra folk art form Tamasha, a project funded by India Foundation for Arts,
    Banglore & Ratan Tata Foundation.2003-2003
    ( www.indiaifa.org ) which culminated in
 
Tamasha Robust Fun
(a)Exhibition at NCPS (Mumbai). 13th -22nd December 2003
(b)Exhibition at Balgabdharv Art Gallery ,Pune. 25th 29th December 2003
(c)Exhibition at Nasik. 2ed-6th January. 2004
(d)Exhibition at Ahmadnager. 7th 9th January. 2004
(e)Exhibition at Solapur. 10th 12th January. 2004
(f)Exhibition at Sangali. 15th -17th January. 2004
(g)Exhibition at Panjim Goa.1st 4th Febuary. 2004
(h)Exhibition at Kolhapur 6th 9th Febuary 2004
(i)Exhibition at Echalkaranji 11th -13th Febuary 2004
(j)Exhibition at Segul Foundation For Arts, Colkata.10th 30th July 2004

  • Bahuroopi
    They live outside railway stations and in slums arieas of big city
    They go from place to place and from village to village and live offthire daily earning.
    Mythical characters like Ram ,Ravana,Narad & Hanuman are brought to Life
    Exhibition at Sudarshan Art Gallery ,Pune. 25th 1st Augest 2004

 

The pioneering historical reference book Pune Queen of Deccan by renowned scholars
Samita Gupta & Jayamala Didi. (Majer photographic contrabution).
www.punebook.com

 

Photography Assignment for the development of Advocacy materials on
Early Childhood Care & Development for Foster Parents Plan International Inc.
(New York)s Liaison Office Plan India (New Delhi)

 

(With the advent new age in Indian economic world, challenges have emerged as
creative inputs from non-conventional specialists)
-Annual report for Bajaj Auto Ltd (India) (2001-2002)
- Yearly calender (2003).
- Annual report for Bajaj Auto Ltd (India) (2002-2003)
- Annual report for Bajaj Auto Ltd (India) (2003-2004)

Contribution in pre-production of celluloid world.
- For Neil-Mudra International Productions new feature film Invader .

- Sanket Productions historical feature film Devi Ahilya .