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Sh. HEMCHANDRA GOSWAMI

Hemchandra Goswami is a Maskmaking artist from Assam's Majuli district. At the tender age of 10, he embarked on his training in the art form established by Shankardev. Under the guidance of his father, Rudrakanta Deva Goswami, a Sattriya artist and mask maker, he honed his craft from a young age.

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 National Centre for Arts in New Delhi and Visva Bharati in Santiniketan. He received the Padma Shri in 2023.