M& R Handicrafts: Mahesh Jangid: Mahesh was born in Churu District, Rajasthan. He learned the art of woodcarving at the age of seven, under the tutelage of his grandfather, Shri Mal Chand Ji – a nationally recognised woodcarver and National Award Winner.
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After a basic education, Mahesh gave up studies to devote his life to
sandalwood (Santalum album) carving and by the time he was 24, Mahesh had
earned his own national carving award for his extraordinary miniature work.
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In
1993, he won the National Award for his sandalwood carved hand fan and his
extraordinary achievements, due to the high quality of work and the efforts
needed to carve each piece of work. Now living and working in Jaipur with his
sons, Mahesh has devoted his life to this unique art form. He has shared his
passion and techniques with his two sons and they too have gone on to win
multiple awards and recognitions for their carvings.
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Mahesh has broken a number
of records with his work, when he carved his fine, delicate smallest jointless
chain from a solid piece of sandalwood. The chain is 315mm in length and weighs
just 160g. He has also since carved one more jointless chain from another solid
piece of sandalwood, this time with the chain measuring 10ft long with 496
links and weighing just 12g, which is the longest wooden jointless chain.
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Mahesh has two records in the Limca Book of Records for making these jointless
chains and also has a record in the Indian Book of Records and one record in the
Global World Record for the same pieces.
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