Bhubaneswar: Pattachitra artisan couple from Odisha Sudhir Kumar Maharana and Urbashee Maharana will be conferred with Shilp Guru Award and National Award in Handicrafts respectively.

The Maharanas will receive the the highest honours in India’s handicrafts sector conferred by the Ministry of Textiles to recognise exceptional contribution to the preservation and advancement of traditional crafts, from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony from President Droupadi Murmu in the national capital on December 9. ADVERTISEMENT

Sudhir Kumar Maharana has been selected for the prestigious Shilp Guru Award, which is bestowed upon master craftspersons whose work and dedication have contributed not only to the preservation of rich and diverse craft heritage of the country but also to the resurgence

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