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'''Hem Chandra Goswami''' (born March 1, 1958) is an Indian mask-making artist from [[Assam]]'s [[Majuli district]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=sahu |first1=Bharti |title=मास्टर मास्क निर्माता हेम चंद्र गोस्वामी को पद्म श्री के लिए नामित किया गया |url=https://jantaserishta.com/local/assam/master-mask-maker-hem-chandra-goswami-named-for-padma-shri-1972696 |work=jantaserishta.com |date=26 January 2023 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Masketeers of Majuli |url=https://www.indiaperspectives.gov.in/en_US/the-masketeers-of-majuli/ |work=India Perspectives |date=4 November 2019}}</ref> He received the India’s fourth-highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]] in 2023 for his contributions in the field of art.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revival of Assam’s traditional masks gets Hem Chandra Goswami Padma award |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/revival-of-assam-s-traditional-masks-gets-hem-chandra-goswami-padma-award-101674719287523.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Three Assamese awarded Padma Shri পদ্মশ্ৰী সন্মান মাজুলীৰ মুখাশিল্পী হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামীলৈ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/assamese/assam/state/majuli/mask-artist-hemchandra-goswami-awarded-padma-shri/assam20230126120306817817360 |work=ETV Bharat News |language=as}}</ref>
'''Hem Chandra Goswami''' (born March 1, 1958) is an Indian mask-making artist from [[Assam]]'s [[Majuli district]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=sahu |first1=Bharti |title=मास्टर मास्क निर्माता हेम चंद्र गोस्वामी को पद्म श्री के लिए नामित किया गया |url=https://jantaserishta.com/local/assam/master-mask-maker-hem-chandra-goswami-named-for-padma-shri-1972696 |work=jantaserishta.com |date=26 January 2023 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Masketeers of Majuli |url=https://www.indiaperspectives.gov.in/en_US/the-masketeers-of-majuli/ |work=India Perspectives |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920182214/https://www.indiaperspectives.gov.in/en_US/the-masketeers-of-majuli/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received the India’s fourth-highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]] in 2023 for his contributions in the field of art.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revival of Assam’s traditional masks gets Hem Chandra Goswami Padma award |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/revival-of-assam-s-traditional-masks-gets-hem-chandra-goswami-padma-award-101674719287523.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Three Assamese awarded Padma Shri পদ্মশ্ৰী সন্মান মাজুলীৰ মুখাশিল্পী হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামীলৈ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/assamese/assam/state/majuli/mask-artist-hemchandra-goswami-awarded-padma-shri/assam20230126120306817817360 |work=ETV Bharat News |language=as}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==

Latest revision as of 19:55, 27 July 2024

Hem Chandra Goswami
The President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Hem Chandra Goswami at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 22, 2023.
Born (1958-03-01) March 1, 1958 (age 66)
Majuli district, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Known forArtist and mask-maker
AwardsPadma Shri (2023)

Hem Chandra Goswami (born March 1, 1958) is an Indian mask-making artist from Assam's Majuli district.[1][2] He received the India’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2023 for his contributions in the field of art.[3][4]

Early life and career

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Hem Chandra Goswami in 2023

Goswami was born on March 1, 1958. He completed his HSLC Examination from a local High School and went on to pursue a bachelor's degree in Arts and Crafts from the Arts and Crafts Society of Guwahati, Assam.[5]

At the tender age of 10, he embarked on his training in the art form established by Srimata Shankardev. Under the guidance of his father, Rudrakanta Deva Goswami, a Sattriya artist and mask maker, he honed his craft from a young age.[6][7]

Goswami has given lectures about the history of split bamboo masks at various institutions throughout the country, including Dibrugarh University, Tezpur University, Vivekananda Kendra: Guwahati, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre for the Arts in New Delhi, and Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan.[5]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sahu, Bharti (26 January 2023). "मास्टर मास्क निर्माता हेम चंद्र गोस्वामी को पद्म श्री के लिए नामित किया गया". jantaserishta.com (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "The Masketeers of Majuli". India Perspectives. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Revival of Assam's traditional masks gets Hem Chandra Goswami Padma award". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Three Assamese awarded Padma Shri পদ্মশ্ৰী সন্মান মাজুলীৰ মুখাশিল্পী হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামীলৈ". ETV Bharat News (in Assamese).
  5. ^ a b "President of India conferred Padma Shri to Hem Chandra Goswami in field of Art from Assam - NE India Broadcast". NeindiaBroadCast. 22 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Desk, Sentinel Digital (26 January 2023). "Master Mask Maker Hem Chandra Goswami Named for Padma Shri". www.sentinelassam.com. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Ravi, S. (22 August 2019). "Meet Hem Chandra Goswami, a master mask-maker from Majuli". The Hindu.
  8. ^ a b c d "The President of India conferred Padma Shri to Shri Hem Chandra Goswami in field of Art from Assam in Civil Investiture Ceremony". www.pib.gov.in.
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