Born in a potters family in Mau, district of Uttar Pradesh in 1966. His childhood was shaped in making toys and sculptures. He graduated with a masters in painting from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi and did a Ph.D. degree in the subject of art and art market form Chaudhary Charan Singh University. He was honoured by then President KR Narayanan for outstanding portraits in 2002. In the year 2014, he accepted the National Award in Sculpture, ND ...