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Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar is an Indian Painter, an Industrial Designer and a Sculpturer. He was born in a very small town known as Rihand Nagar. After completing his schooling in that town he joined NIFT Chennai to study textile design. In 2009 he joined NID (National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad) to pursue his studies in Industrial Design. After completing his studies he began his career with Railway Design Centre, Ahmedabad as a Product Designer. But after a few months, he left the job and formed a company named, Durbeen DesignWorks Pvt. Ltd. with his friend. The company designs and manufactures industrial and household machinery.

Early Life
Mukesh Kumar was born on 21st September 1989 in a small town called Rihand Nagar in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Rihand Nagar is a town surrounded by hills and rivers from all sides. He is the youngest of three brothers and one sister. In his early childhood, he started going into the wild to observe and draw trees, rivers and whatever he finds in nature. He studied at St. Joseph’s School where he developed most of his skills. During his school days, he never wanted to be an artist. His interest was mostly in sports in which he was very good. He played all the sports but he wanted to be a cricketer because of all the fame and popularity that one gets in this game. He played cricket and football for his district but was not able to continue because of financial problems in his family.

Life in Ahmedabad
He developed his artistic skills in his early days in Ahmedabad when he used to go in the city with his sketchbook to sketch people’s activities. In this period he started drawing graffiti on walls where people can see and comment on his art. He loved to see the mixed opinions of people passing by.

Paintings
His paintings are colourful and full of life. He uses all bright and vibrant colours to show how colourful life and nature is, we just have to explore the possibilities. His paintings reflect that learning is a habit and one should always move forward to learn something new.

Achievements
Sports captain in school

Sports captain in college

Silver medal in Arm wrestling, Gujarat state

6th in Arm wrestling, national level