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Qamar Dagar is an Indian
calligrapher Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...
. She is the founder of the Qalamkaari Creative Calligraphy Trust. In 2016, she was awarded the
Nari Shakti Puraskar The Nari Shakti Puraskar () is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is presented by the presi ...
, India's highest civilian award for women.


Early life and education

Dagar was born in
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to a family of classical
Dhrupad Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music (for example in the Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampradaya), and is als ...
musicians. She graduated from the
University of Delhi The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...
with a degree in sociology. She has cited calligraphers
Hassan Massoudy Hassan Massoudy (حسن المسعود الخطاط), born in 1944, is an Iraqi painter and calligrapher, considered by the French writer Michel Tournier as the "greatest living calligrapher", who currently lives in Paris. His work has influenced ...
and Mohammad Elbaz as mentors.


Career

Dagar is a professional calligrapher who uses an abstract pictorial calligraphy style in her work.
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called her India's "most celebrated pictorial calligrapher." Dagar's solo exhibitions have taken place in India, France and the United States. In 2019, she participated in a group exhibit at the
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organization in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture. History The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts was ...
. In addition to her own professional use of calligraphy, she works to preserve the art form in India through her organization, the Qalamkaari Creative Calligraphy Trust. She founded the Trust to organize events for artists to share their work with the public and to keep the art of calligraphy alive. Dagar has organized international calligraphy festivals. Her calligraphy workshops have earned media attention as a cultural attraction for tourists to India. She has also spread knowledge with children about Calligraphy during interactive sessions with the celebrity show host Mrs. NIDHI KUMAR conducted by Skoolz.


Awards and honours

In 2016, President
Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Kumar Mukherjee ( ; born, 11 December 1935 – 31 August 2020) was an Indian statesman who served as the president of India from 2012 until 2017. He was the first person from West Bengal to hold the post of President of India. In a pol ...
awarded her the
Nari Shakti Puraskar The Nari Shakti Puraskar () is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is presented by the presi ...
, the highest civil award in India for women.


References

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