Born in 1942 at Thondireddy Palayam – Tamil Nadu, India

QUALIFICATION
ADFA (Advanced Diploma in Fine Art), Govt. college of arts & crafts – Chennai (1964)

AWARDS
- Camlin regional award (2004)
- National award, Lalit Kala Akademi, Govt. of India, New Dheli (1997)
- Kalai Maamani award, Govt. of Pondicherry (1998)
- Lalit Kala Akademi regional award (1991)
- Ex. General Council Member, Lalit Kala Akademi State (1985)
- Ex. Advisory Board Committee Member,
   Lalit Kala Akademi, regional (1983)
- Best Artist award, Pondicherry State Artists Society (1974)
- Lalit Kala Akademi state award (1963, 1964)

EXHIBITIONS
- Kalam Exhibition, Pondicherry (2008)
- Gnana art gallery, Singapore (2007)
- Neru center gallery, London (2006)
- Exal’art gallery, Paris (2006)
- Carlton Hotel, Kodaikanal (2004)
- Alliance Française, Pondicherry (1998)
- 6th annual exhibition of Chitram Art Gallery, Cochin (1998)
- Thirukkural Poem Painting at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai (1994)
- Inex art, International exhibition (1991)
- Lalit Kala Regional Arts exhibition (1990, 1991)
- Pon, Art Circle Exhibition of Art, Pondicherry (1991)
- Pondichery State Artist Society (1985)
- Two men show, Pondicherry (1975)
- Atul all India Exhibition of Art, Ahmadabad (1974)
- Progressive Painters Association, group show, Chennai (1963)
- Madras State Lalit Kala Akademi (1963)
- National Exhibition of Arts, New Delhi (1962)
- Progressive Painters Association, group show, New Delhi (1962)
- South India Society of Painters, Chennai (1962)
- Association of young painters and sculptors, Chennai (1961)
- Dasara Exhibition, Mysore (1961)
- Artist Council Exhibition, Hyderabad (1960)

WORK COLLECTIONS
- Chennai Museum
- Pondicherry Museum
- State Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai
- Regional Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai
- Private collections : UK, France, Spain