Jagdish Chitrakar

Born in 1947 in Keltole, Kathmandu and son of late artist Amar Chitrakar, Jagdish Chitrakar has started his art journey only from 1977 and became as a freelance painter from 1980. He did Leadership Training in Mass Media from Indiana University, USA in 1970 and did M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Jagdish has received  Special Prize in 1979, Second Prize in 1985 and Best Prize in 1987 in National Fine Art Exhibitions.