Bhuvnesh Prasad

Master Potter & Photographer Bhuvnesh Prasad Mr. Bhuvnesh Prasad was born on 22nd March 1976 in Delhi. His skills of Terracotta Craft are a blessing from his father, he already started practicing as a 10 years old boy. In 1992 he left school and started working as an individual artist. His work got an all-around appreciation when he got a State Award in 2000. He created a 10ft as well as a 4ft pot in 2002 in the Craft Museum, Pragati Maidan. He got the National Award for his unprecedented work in 2002. He has taught the terracotta craft to students in government and private schools, where he also introduced and presented the use of the electric wheel. He took this art to the villages of Rajasthan and inspired both men and women to adopt pottery as a career. Rajasthan Government honored him highly for this effort. He got the South Asia UNESCO Award in 2005 for Quality & Excellence in Handicraft Products.

His works include clay pots as small as 1 mm and as big as 16 ft. Awards & Achievements: Avantika Award - The year 1999 1st Prize Delhi State Award - The year 2001 National Award - The year 2001 Unesco Award - the Year 2005 Delhi International Art Festival - The year 2009 Silver Award in London, England - The year 1992 Taught Pottery in prestigious Schools, Colleges & Organizations (??) International Exhibitions: Dubai 2002 Australia 2005 National Exhibitions: Trade Fair, Craft Museum, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Dilli Haat Craft Bazar Mumbai Craft Bazar Indoor Craft Bazar Kolkatta Craft Bazar Exhibition organized by D.C. of Handicraft, Govt. of India. Collections Sanskrti Anand Gram, New Delhi Craft Museum, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Delhi Design Center, Okhla, New Delhi NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi Indira Gandhi Smiriti, New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Center for Art, New Delhi The Garden of Five Senses, Said-UL-Ajaib Village, New Delhi Return to the Society Bhuvnesh Prasad has taken his father's vision further of providing a healthy environment to the society. He has made pots specially designed to reduce oil consumption while cooking. This innovation helps in getting rid of diseases like diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and various heart diseases. In this context, his works have received wide acclaim and coverage in the national media.