Saheb Ram Tudu

Saheb Ram Tudu is an Assistant Professor in the department of Plastic Arts(Sculpture), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He is an artist, sculptor, illustrator, animation and documentary filmmaker and also works as guest faculty at NID and several institutes. He has specialized in mix media in the field of sculpture. He has completed his PG in Sculpture from Faculty of Visual Arts, BHU, Varanasi and completed masters in Animation Film Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad. He had also worked in IT Industry for several year as a senior visual designer in animation. His keen interests towards the folk art and wood carving has always motivated him and he had participated in few workshop conducted by Museum of Santal Culture at village Bishnubati, Birbhum. His works has been exhibited in Oslo Museum, Norway and in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, London. He shows his artistic skill towards the traditional carvings of Santal Banam Instruments and the Doors to preserve the dying traditions of indigenous people.

He has created many short animation films as a professional film maker. He has won 4 national and 2 International awards consecutively in 2010, 2011 and 2012 for his animations. He is also a published poet. Tudu ponders the delimitation of the human intellect that leads to spiritual metamorphosis. His art reflects the culture of Kashi, its mysticism and spirituality and the connecting aspects of life and death.

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    Banaras, India