M & R Handicrafts

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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