Team

Chirag Kumawat was born in 1994. Based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, he pursued a M.A in Drawing and painting from M.L. Sukhadia University, receiving a gold medal in 2019. He considers his father, Shankar Kumawat, as his idol… a man who taught him traditional art and helped him fall in love with its history and style. Chirag, like his father, has been a working miniaturist since he was very young. He follows the now almost-lost practice of familial vocational tradition, his father the guru and he the chela. Daily, he has worked alongside his father for over ten years, a practice he hopes to one day pass down to his own children. Chirag Kumawat's works usually depict scenes of Rajasthan village and urban life as experienced by the common people. The artist has participated in various miniature & contemporary art camps & exhibitions. He and his father now work with Waswo X. Waswo as a part of the American's extended karkhana.

Dalpat Jingar was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, in 1976, as the son of Shanti Lal Jingar. During primary school he was fascinated with drawing the figures of Hindu gods and Indian kings, a talent that impressed his classmates and teachers. At first, he studied in Mahaveer Vidhyamandir, but because of his family’s economic situation he dropped school after Eighth Standard, and shifted to making a career in painting, producing small miniatures that could be sold cheaply in the Old City’s tourist bazaars. Dalpat’s first guru was his uncle, Mr. Gopal Ji Jingar, who always supported and guided him in his endeavours. Later he met a French woman who he remembers as “Miss Rosalia Mam” who furthered his ability to draw figures and paint Radha/Krishna paintings.  Dalpat worked with a variety of local artists in Udaipur, all involved in producing for the tourist trade, developing a uniquely high level of skill. Dalpat became known as a master painter within the bazaar. In 2012, he met Waswo X. Waswo, first painting cloth backdrops for his photographs, and later joining Waswo’s karkhana as an indispensable miniaturist.

Shankar Kumawat was born in Udaipur Rajasthan in 1958. He holds a Master of Arts in Drawing and Painting from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, the renowned but erstwhile Udaipur University. As the Karkhana's senior artist He has spent more than four decades practicing the art of miniature painting, specializing in giving a personal touch to Persian, Chinese, and Mewari borders that are often painted with gold. He is the father of our Chief Miniaturist Chirag Kumawat.