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Sh. BHAJJU SHYAM

Bhajju Shyam is a folk artist, belonging to the Gond-Pardhaan community of Madhya Pradesh. He is a contemporary of the celebrated Pardhaan artist Jangarh Singh Shyam and began his artistic career from Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. He received international recognition for his book The London Jungle Book (Published By Tara Books in 2004), through which he popularised the Pardhaan art form throughout the world. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018.