collect information about any artisans from remote areas who have won awards example sarees,toys,carpet weaving etc?plz give answer
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The National Awards for Craftsmen was introduced in 1965 and later extended to weavers also.
The following is the list of Awardees of National Awards for the year 2005 -
1. Smt.Punam Das
Mithila Painting - Bihar - Eastern Region
2. Smt.Ramrati
Terracotta - Delhi - Northern Region
3. Shri Zameer Ahmed
Miniature Painting - Delhi - Northern Region
4. Mohd. Yaqoob
Metal Embossing - Delhi - Northern Region
5. Zahid Hussain Beig
Papier Machie - Jammu & Kashmir - Northern Region
6. Shri M.Ramamurthy
Wood Carving - Karnataka - Southern Region
7. Shri Laxmidhar Subudhhi
Palmleaf Engraving - Odisha - Eastern Region
8 Shri Biswanath Swain
Palm Leaf Engraving & Painting - Odisha - Eastern Region
9. Smt.Jashobanti Meher
Natural Fiber Craft - Odisha - Eastern Region
10. Abdul Ghani,
Block Printing - Rajasthan - Northern Region
11. Shri Vasudev Sharma
Miniature Painting - Rajasthan - Northern Region
12. Shri Jugal Kishor Chandel
Miniature Painting - Rajasthan - Northern Region
13. Shri Roop Kishor Soni
Silver Engraving - Rajasthan - Northern Region
14. Shri Akoju Venkateshwarlu
Silver Filigree - Telangana - Southern Region
15. Shri Munna Lal Soni
Metal Craft - Uttar Pradesh - Central Region
16. Shri Israr Ahmed
Bone Carving - Uttar Pradesh - Central Region
17. Shri Kunjbihari Singh
Gulabi Meenakari - Uttar Pradesh - Central Region
18. Shri Sohit Kumar Prajapati
Black Pottery - Uttar Pradesh - Central Region
19. Shri Haradhan Das
Copper Engraving - West Bengal - Eastern Region
Shri D Vaikuntam, received the National award for Cheriyal painting in the year 2016.
The award was given by the honorable minister of Ministry of Textile.
Cheriyal painting is an ancient and traditional painting of the south of India particularly in the state of Telangana.
Variety of designs is done through this painting, and even masks are also made by the artisans.
Many young talents are coming forward to learn and carry on with this traditional artwork.