Kailash Chand Kumawat , The Artist
Kailash Chand Kumawat Gold Medal Award /Platinum Award Born 1962 I, Kailash Chand Kumawat hail from a small village called Bhainslana, which is in Sambhar region in Rajasthan. My father, Mr. Ganesh Lal Kumawat started working with his father, Mr. Ramchandra Kumawat from the age of 12. My father would paint on umbrellas and gradually moved on to painting on the walls of the forts. He would also work on stones. This art of painting has been carried on in our family from generations. I lost my grand father when he was only 35 years old . When my father would paint, I too, as a child, would help in mixing of colours, how to prepare colours etc. I lost my father after his prolonged illness, when he was only 45 years old. I was only 15 then and was studying in class 7. I started gaining knowledge of colours and tried my hand at painting. After my father’s death, our family faced financial problems. Therefore, I came to Jailpur to find work in the art which I k...