ABOUT THE ARTIST AND AUTHOR RAJESH SHUKLA

Born: 1972 in Ballia (up)

Education: B.A in fine art and philosophy Allahabad University 1993

Taken Sanyasa for two years and studied six system of Indian philosophy focusing specially on Vedanta from Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Niscalananda saraswati. Returned back to complete my MA but since being a student of philosophy I had already learned what had to learned. I left my academic life and started my own journey to be myself. >>Have a look of what i was in 1994

Life as a journalist- 1-Worked as an art columnist in ‘Rastriya Sahara' Hindi news paper for three years. See photos of those days

2- Edited several issues of Hindi art magazine ‘ka'

3- At present editing art and culture magazine

“The enlightened world”

Scholarship- Got scholarship from Lalit Kala academy 2005 for art criticism

Life as an author: Written five books on art and spiritualism.

1-Hindu Tantra Yoga

2-Concerning the Spiritual in Art (on 13 eminent contemporary artists)

3- Isavasyopnishad

4- Contemporizing Buddha

5- Kala Ka Swarna Muhurat SEE ALL MY BOOKS

Life as an Artist: Only two shows are in my credit

•  Group show ‘GIMME RED' by Polka Art Gallery- 2006

•  Solo show ‘PASSION AND THE OTHER' at ‘ Arpana Fine Art Gallery '-2007 ---->SEE PHOTO OF THE EXIBITION

• Collections – my paintings are in various private collections

Visit Polka art gallery website: www.polkaart.com to see old works

Visit artist magazine website: www.theenlightenedworld.org

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