Silpi Das is an only painter in India who have started new medium colour like lacquer on canvas. He has experiment with local folk art colour medium lacquer & established a new vision in Indian art field. He got senior fellowship on Visual Art from Culture Dept. Govt. of India from 2014 to 2016. During the fellowship period he researched details about Indian Lacquer Art & Culture and recorded a 300 pages valuable document. This is one

of valuable documentation for Indian Visual Art.

He electrolyzed the people of Odisha by reviving the Baleshwari - Jaukandhei, the disappearing folk craftwork of this district. Many women take part in this novel work and are trained in making Jaukandhei. He inspired writers and play actors to work on this culture, on their field. Jaukandhei became symbol of culture Baleswar and its tradition.Women started worshpingJaukandhei in the occasion of Savitri Brata,which was an old tradition but people forgotten it.Then a new page added to Baleshawr culture named as ‘‘JaukandheiBahaghara’’ the marriage between two lacquer dolls and this marriage became a cultural festival of Balesawar.

Recognize Patidion Cult: PatidianAnkanaUtsav

We also glad to inform you that after a lavish holy bath with the water of 108 pitchers, the divine siblings of Puri temple — Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra have caught fever. So the trinity takes rest in ‘AnasaraGhara’ where the lord receives the secret seva of Raj Vaidyas and Daitapatis . On the regards he recognized that Lord Jagannath Cult on North OdishaJagannath temples through ritual Patidian. This 6 days program is popularly known as PattidianAnkaUtsav with Pattapainting Training, Workshop, Exhibition, and Seminar since 2015. In this event, he personally participates and promotes traditional & new budding artists to take part in this event.

Contribute to Odisha Cartoons

At first, he stepped as a cartoonist and got all he needed. His cartoons and caricature were published in many reputed newspapers, periodicals and magazines. He was the man behind organizing the first State Level Child Cartoon Art Competition during 1987-98, with this he also published a book named “BARNAMALA SAHASAHAJ CARTOON SHIKHYA’ that contained tricks to draw cartoons in a simpler way on Odia Alphabets, which encouraged and attracted thousands of children for cartoonism.

Contribute to odishan sand art

Adding Cultural value in Sand Art: Sri Jagannathanku Balire Naibidya

Odisha is famous for its incredible Sand Art. To make the sand city Balasore more attractive and artistic, he started familiarizing the sand art. He is very active in publishing sand art on contemporary society’s issue. He made a sand gallery at Baleshwar for upcoming sand artist and visitors. The 10 avatar of lord Jagannath in sand during every RathYatra Period. This 9 days program is popularly known as ‘Sri Jagannathanku BalireNaibidya’. In this event, he personally participates and promotes new budding artists to take part in this event.

Amelioration of Traditional and Regional Floor Painting: Jhoti

Artist Kesu Das has taken initiative to popularize the traditional Manabasa - Jhoti painting from home to worldwide which is generally shown in different festivals and rituals. By the motivation of artist Das, Every year on the last Thursday of the month of Margashira, the odia women create Jhoti in front of their home.

Mass Awareness of Tribal Painting:

In 2007 an one month door to door wall painting camp was organized by Kesu Das to give a new looks to the tribal slums and resuscitate the tribal wall painting as well as to develop the artistic eligibility and consciousness of tribal women. In addition, latter on its effect were seen on Bhubaneswar’s boundaries and it also taken by “Sarva Siksha Aviyan”. During the 2009 election, Kesu Das had organized a tribal painting exhibition taking tribal students to aware about the transparency in voting which created a great impact on the mind set of tribal people..

Empowerment of women: Nabamatruka Puja

To protest the uncultured activity in Durga Puja and to promote women empowerment, activist Das started worshiping 9 dignified women by presenting their portraits in each day starting from Mahalaya to Nawbmi of Durga puja

Conservation of Horseshoe Crab: The Fossilac

Horseshoe crabs are found in the coastal belt of Odisha state, particularly in the coastline of Balasore district. These rare and unique crabs have often been referred to as Living Fossil owing to the conserved and steady state of existence since around last 450 million years.He started awaking people about this creature and its significance to humankind by organizing art competitions,sand art,and conference. His delegation in 4th International Workshop on The Science & Conservation of Horseshoe Crab organised by IUCN, Qinzhou City, China - 2019 is a remarkable effort in this field too.

Cultural Adviser at North Odisha Chambers of Commerce & Industries (NOCCi)

Since 2013, as a Cultural Adviser of NorthaOdisha Chambers of Commerce & Industries (NOCCi), he has been continuing a weekend cultural programme at Utkalaa Open Theatre in the premises of NOCCi Business Park to promote new visual & performing artists, same time reward respected artists. For literature, he started Monthly Facebook KabitaAsar on 4th Sunday in every month.

Koshamba Mela: Oldest name of Balasore

Since 2020, on t5he occasion of Saraswati Puja, stared a yearly festival to revive oldest historical name of Balasore

During Covid 19 Pandemic period

In the Covid 19 Pandemic period he is doing lot of noble work for society through art and culture as a silent warrior. He installed a waste material pillar to dedicate Covid 19 warriors at his native village. Same time he started “OdiaAkhyarare Cartoon Sikhya” in his You Tube Channel to boosting Odia Alphabets to bind kids during shutdown period of India. He also made one document film and four short mud art films.

Kumbha Kshetra: Hidden Tourist Place of Balasore

Discover hidden waterfalls and explore heritage caves in the natural beauty of foothills of Kuldiha wildlife Century, Nilgiri, Balasore. Immerse in local culture by learning the art & craft of traditional pottery making and lacquer craft (folk art of Balasore) from entire village. Adding a touch of creativity to your retreat.

Every year in Balasore, the programs of Kesu Das, the man who has brought a renaissance in the field of art and culture of Balasore, are held at particular occasions. He is the first man to introduce the contemporary art like Installation Art, Performing Art, Public Art and 3 Dimensional (3D Art), Sand Art, The Waste-installation, Tread Art in Balasore, Odisha. Now a day is these innovative thoughts and ideas are hardly seen in any artists. Kesu Das came from a lower middle class family of a remote coastal village, Dublagadi, lives Koshamba Nagar in Balasore town, in cottagehouse and manage his small family in joy and sorrow. However, the footprint that he gave in the field of art, tradition and culture is simply remarkableMass awareness.

1. Orissa Lekhika Sannsad - 1996
2. Balasore Urban Cooperative Bank -1996
3. Samparka Sambardhana, Balasore -1998
4. ChhandaAcharya Kala Samman (Chandrabhaga)- 1998
5. Pratibha Sambardhana, Balasore-2001
6. SilpiUdayanarayan Jena SmrutiSamman- 2003
7. Dinakrushna Sahitya Parishad, Jaleshwar -2004
8. Dinakrushna Sahitya Parashad -2005
9. BalasoreMinicipality 2006
10. Rotary Club of Balasore 2006
11. Sanskarika Samman, Balasore -2006
12. Mirza Pokhari Chandan Committee 2006
13. Pride of Sand City -2007
14. Baniswana Pathagar -2008
15. Best Cover Designer Award, Bhubaneshwar Pustak Mela Committee -2008
16. BirendraBiswal Kala Samman -2010
17. ChitrakalaSamman, Mallahar, Cuttack -2011
18. BidyaBharatiChitrakala Samman-2012
19. Aaji News Chitrakala Samman-2012
20. GyanashreePrativa Samman-2013
21. New Dream Chitrakala Samman-2013
22. Jaleswar Art Foundation, Jaleswar- 2014
23. Ama Tiki Phula Silpi Samman, Nilgiri – 2014
24. Prativa Paribar Chitrasilpi Samman, Khaira -2014
25. Karmayogi Award, N. D. Glover Lalit Kala Academy, Dugda, Jhadakhand-2014
26. Prativa-Prabruti-Kala-Kirti Chitrashilpi Samman, Nilgiri, Balasore- 2015,
27. Rangaraga ChitrashilpiSamman, Basudevpur, Bhadrak- 2015
28. Prativa Paribar Chitrashilpi Award- Khaira, Balasore- 2016
29. Lokasilpi Samman, Kuruda Jaukandhei Bahaghara Committee, Balasore- 2016
30. UdaySamman, Sahayoga, Balasore – 2016
31. EmamiChitrakalaSamma, Emami Paper mills, Balasoe- 2017
32. ViswabidyalaySamman, FM University, Balasore- 2017
33. ChitrashreeSamman, Janani Foundation, Bhubaneswar – 2017
34. AnupSmrutiSamman, Ramarani Group of Institute, Balasore 2018
35. Vivekananda Siskha Kendra Samman, Kuruda, Balasore- 2018
36. Lokasilpi Samman, Stone Carving Society & Govt. Stone Carving Training Centre, Baulagadia- 2018
37. Shresta Silpi Samman, St, Xaviar Play School, Betmoti, Mayurbhanj- 2018
38. Chitrasilpi Samman, Amity University, Gurgawn, - 2018
39. Chitrasantha Samman, Tribeniswar Temple Committee, 2018
40. SilpiguruSamman, Golden Jubilee Committee of Stone Carving Artists, Co operativeSociety& Silver Jubile Committee of Stone Carving Training Centre,BaulaGadia, Nilagiri 2018
41. NrutyasikhaSamman 2018 by Nrutyasikha Foundation, Jaleswar, Bls
42. PatidionruPattachitraSamman, OdishaLalit Kala Academy, Puri- 2018
43. ShreshtaSilpi Award by International Club, Cuttack - 2019
44. Biju Pattanaik Jayanti Committee, Remuna, Balasore - 2019
45. Utkal Pradip Samman by Sivam Pratistan, Bhadrak- 2019
46. Mayurbhanj Foundation – 2019
47. Rotract Club of Saswat, Balasore – 2020
48. Yudhisthir Prativa Samman, Lokakala Kalakar Seva Sangha, Sadar Balasore- 2020
49. Odisha Citizens Award, Bhubaneswar- 2021
50. Kalasiddha Purush Samman, Kala Daepan, Balasore - 2021
51. Bangalore Odia Sahitya Samaja, Bangalore - 2022
52. Jugasri Juganari Chitrasilpi Samman– 2022
53. Kalamanika Divya Kalapujari Samman, Remuna - 2022
54. Kalanjali Folk Art Award, Bhubaneswar – 2022
55. Indian Individual Excellance Award, Happy Monement, Bhubaneswar- 2023
56. Koshamba Samman, Balasore District Administration – 2023
57. Shilpi Ashok Mohanty Smruti Samman, Bhadrak – 2023
58. Gopal Chandra- Subasini Smruti Samman, Sahayaka Paribar, Balasore – 2023
59. Balasore Prativa Bikash Trust, Balasore - 2023
60. Manthan Cultural Academy, Balasore - 2024

a) Barta Pratishthan, Balasore -1995

b) Ajira Barta -1995

c) Dr. H.K. Mohatab Smruti Sanshad -1995

d) Ajikali, Balasore -1996

e) Dhwani Pratidhwani, Balasore -1996

f) Balasore Swadbinata Sangrami Pratishthan -2003

g) Banipith, Mayubhanj–2004

4.Solo Show: Helping Tsunami Victims at Rotary Club of Balasore – 2005

Lord Buddha Painting on Buddha Purnima, Balasore- 2024

1)Orissa Lalit Kala Academy, Bhubaneshwar1987

2)65th Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2000

3)FakirmohanSahityaParishad, Santikanan, Balasore - 1989, 1991,1994

4)KunstausIndien, German – 2001

5)Golden Beach Festival, Chandipur – 2002

6)Jaipur Fine Arts Academy, Jajpur- 2003

7)Painting Exhibition at Rotary Club of Balasore - 2006 to 2008

8)Modern Art Gallery,Bhubaneswae 2008,

9)Deepak Art Trust, Jamsedpur, Jharkhand- 2008

10)Creative Voyage, New Delhi -2012

11)All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi – 2014

12)he Khairi Painting Exhibition, Balasore- 2015

13)Natitional Painting Exhibition, EFAC,Balasore- 2016

14)First International Kala Mela, New Delhi– 2018

15)Purbaee, Bangalore, 2018

16)International Art Exhibition, Museum ofKangra Art, Dharamshala, India – 2019

17)ChitraSanthe, Bengaluru 2020

18)International Online Painting Exhibition, JAF, India - 2020

19)National Online Art Exhibition, Hope, India – 2020

20)Celebration of Indian Art, Online International Art Exhibition, SanskarBnarati, Gorakhpur, 2021

21)State Level Painting Exhibition, Burla, Sambalpur– 2021

22)Online State Level Painting Exhibition, OdishaLalit Kala Academy, BBSR – 2021

23)Beyond Borders, Online International Art Exhibition by 5 Minutes Art, Bhubaneswar, 2021

24)Niladri Bije, Online Art Exhibition by 5 Minutes Art, Bhubaneswar, 2021

a) On the occasion of FakirmohanJayanti at SantiKanan, Balasore in 2003 to 2005

b) “Way to Art” Mayurbhanj Art Project at Mayurbhanj by Hole Foundation, Baripada-2914

c) Performing Visual Art Show: “The Liquid Live” at Balasore- 2014

d)Public Art Show- “The Public” at Balasore – 2014

e) “Beyond the Art” at Balasore– 2014

f)The Waste-installation - Jaleswar, Balasore-2014, 2015

g) The Waste-installation- Chandipur, Balasore – 2018

h) The Waste-installation- ( Covid 19 Warriors Memorial Pillar) Dublagadi, Balasore – 2018

a) Balasore Press Club Premises – 2017

b) Baba JatadhariPeeth, Salabani, Nilagori – 2018

c) Police line square, Balasore - 2020

a) Active Grouping Artists (AGA), Balasore– 1994

b) Chandrobhagosthab, Balasore - 1996

c) Spirit of India, Mumbai - 2007

d) All India Artists’ Camp, Patna - 2007

e) All India Artists’ Camp at Gwalior - 2007

f) Basant Rash Art Camp at Aligarh – 2008

g) 1st All India Artists’ Camp at Chitrakut- 2012

h) 2nd State Level Artist Camp at JAF, Jaleswar

i) 1st Artist Camp, N. D. Glover Lalit Kala Academy, Dugda, Jhadakhand-2014

j) The Khairi- a Painting Camp at Jashipur, Mayurbhanj 2014-15

k) Amity University, Gurgaon- 2018

l) International Stonestrok organised by Foreground and BanaDhulira Phula-2019

m) 4th International Workshop on The Science & Conservation of Horseshoe Craborganised by IUCN,

Qinzhou City, China - 2019

n) International Winter Art Workshop, Dharamshala, India – 2019

o) State Level Water Colour Camp, Balasore - 2020

p) State Level Painting Workshop, Burla, Sambalpur– 2021

q) Online State Level Painting Workshop, OdishaLalit Kala Academy, BBSR – 2021

a) Contemporary Art in Orissa at BACC, Balasore - 2002

b) State Level Seminar on Folk Art to Contemporary Art in Orissa- 2007

c) National Seminar on Lack in Indian Art & Culture – 2007

d) Folk Art of Balasoreby INTACH, Balasore Chapter - 2011

e) Art in Present Time by Young Hearts, Balasore- 2013-14

f) Meet the Artist (Lacquer Dolls Making) JDCA, Nayapalli, BBSR-2015

g) Art for Society, Easter Foundation of Art & Culture, Balasore 2016

h) Speaking Fingers of Odianee, UtkaliyaJhotiPratisthana, Bls- 2017

i) Contemporary Art & Culture, Kalinga Literary Festival, BBSR – 2018

a) Mu Nilagiria, Plastic bagtharubahuduria (Direction- 3mnt 39 sec) 2018

b) Covid 19- The Creaming Sun (Direction) 2020

c) The Little Pots Shered- 2021

d) Mud Art Film – (1)BandeUtkalaJanani, (2) A Day for Living Fossil – Horseshoe Crab

    (3)KanyaAnmolHey, (4)AyodhyaKarti hey Ahwan

a) Sand Art Camp, Chandipur - 1999 to 2007

b) Sand Art Camp, Balasore - 1999 to 2007

c) Workshop on BaleswariJaukandhei - 2006

d) Door to Door Tribal Art Camp - 2007

e) Painting Exhibitions at Balasore - 1988 to 2008

f) National Seminar on Lac in Indian Art & Culture - 2007

g) Baleswari Child Art Competition - 2006 to 2008

h) Chandrabhaga’s Creative Strokes -A National Art Camp – 2008

i) SEP through Cluster Development in Lacquer Craft in the District ofBalasore in Orissa under Craft

VillageScheme with RDF, DIC, Balasore , DH&CI, Govt.of Orissa and SIDAC, Odisha - 2005-06

j) Lacquer Art & Craft Exhibitions during SabitriBrata– 2006 to 09

k) Street Jhoti Workshop, Balasore -2009 to 2014

l) Tribal Wall Painting Competition – 2008 to 2014

m) JaukandheiBahaghara - 2011 to 23

n) NabaMatruka Puja – 2011 to 23

o) BalireNoividya- 2011 to 2021

p) Utkalaa Painting Camp - 2014

q) LakdheLakshmipadaJhoti Exhibition- 2014 to 2022

r) The Khairi- a Painting Camp at Jashipur, Mayurbhanj 2014-15

s) PatidianAnkanUtsav at NOCCiUtkalaa– 2015 to 24

t) Advisory activities for organising “NilgiriJanajatiJangal Utsab-2019 organised by BanaDhuliraPhula

u) KoshambaMela, Koshamba Nagar- 2020to 2024

V)PitrupurushaTarpan O PindadanMahajangya, Triveni, Remuna – 2020to 2022

W) RakshaBandhanUtsav for Save Horseshoe Crab – 2017 to 2023

Invited Painter –JagritiYatra 2018-19

a) BarnamalaSahaSahajaKartunShiksha(Oriya) – 1998

b) Kantha Stitching – I - 2008

c) “BaleswaraLokkalaJaukandhei”- (Editor) Souvenir– 2009, 10, 17&18

d) SakhiraAakhi (Illustration with Poetry) -2013

a) Baleswari Kala Kendra, Balasore –Founder& Executive Director

b) Fakir Mohan Art & Craft School, Balasore –Ex-Principal

c) Fakir Mohan UnivesityAthic Committee - Member

d) Institute of Nature Cure & Yogic Science- Executive Member

e) Educare, Balsore- Faculty Member

g) Balasore Art & Craft College -Founder Member and Ex Vice Principal,

h) SansksarBharati – Ex. PrantiyaChitrakalaPramukh

i) The Waste –Installation- Convener

j) UtkalaaSilpagram, NOCCiBiznes Park, Balasore- Adviser

k) Ramkrishna Kala Kendra- Founder Member

l) NOCCi Cultural Academy- Unit Head

m) UtkaliyaJhotiPratisthan- Convener

n) RemunaNabamatruka Puja Committee- Convener

o) EkatraBaleswar, Bhubaneswar – Convener

p) Association for Biodiversity Conservation- Executive Member

q) BanaDhuliraPhula- Executive Member

r) GolakaKhyatriyaMaheshwaSamaj- Executive Member

s) JaukandheiBahagharaUtsav Committee –Convener &Founder Secretary

t) Gyanashree–Senior Adviser

u) NuaBaleswarUnnayanParisad - Convener & Founder Secretary

v)TribeniUnnayanParisad – Working President

w) VishvaOdisha Kala Parishad- Chairman

x) Mo Collage, Fakir Mohan University- Member

IV. Job Performances:

a) Illustrations: More than 17,000

b) Cover Design: More than 1000

c) Cover Design of Excellent Publications of Eminent Authors:

Dr. BrajanathRath, Dr.SantanuAcharya, Dr.PrahalladMohanty, Dr.HarishchandraBehera, Smt. BinodiniPatra, Sri SaurendraBarik, Dr.Brundaban Chandra Acharya, Mrunal, Sri GangadharBiswal, Sri Banchhanidhi Das, Sri Brahmananda Das, Smt. Dipti Das, Sri SivSankarPilai, Smt. Sanjukta Rout, Malakar, Sri Binay Das, Sri Prasanta Das, Sri Madhusudan Das, Sri HemendraMohapatra, Dr.PradeepBhoumik ,Dr.ChoudhurySatyabrata Nanda and more..

d) Cover Design of Excellent Publications of Eminent International Authors:

Dans Pa RosOchTrone by Elena Dahl, Swedish Novelist & Translator and On Wings & Other Poems by Dr.Rabinarayan Dash, Oriya & English Poet& Novelist, Lund, Sweden

V. At Present:

Contact: Kesu Das

Executive Director

Baleswari Kala Kendra

Dublagada, Koshamba Nagar,

PO: Bhimpura, Dist; Balasore, PIN- 756003,

Odisha, India

e-mail: kesudas00@gmail.com

website: www.jaukandhei.in