This document profiles 7 artists with disabilities: Sheela Sharma who paints with her foot after losing her hands in an accident; Shreekant Dubey who continues painting and doing daily tasks with one arm after losing the other; C.V. Surendran who uses ballpoint pens to create landscapes after being confined to a wheelchair; Amita Dutta who uses coffee as a medium for her paintings after being asked to leave school for being deaf; Vipul Mittal who is a mute artist that experiments with color and numbers in his work; Shivraj Singh who is a famous sculptor afflicted with polio; and Neelesh Ganesh who is an autistic 23-year old artist that

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2. • Sheela paints the world right with her left foot by
depicting human emotions like empathy, love and
bonding in her paintings
• After losing her hands and almost one foot in a train
accident, she came across an artist in Delhi who
used to paint without hands, inspiring her to give a
shot to painting with her foot
• She quotes MF Hussain and Amrita Shergil as her
influencers
Sheela Sharma

3. • A famous name in the world of art, Shreekant
lost his right arm at the age of 14 after an
electric pole fell on him
• With a Master’s in Fine Arts, Shreekant’s
paintings are sold at exhibitions across the
country
• Having done many group shows in India and
abroad, it is his ability to paint, drive and do
household chores with his main arm that
stands out
• A Limca Book of Records holder, he’s all set to
make his mark in The Guinness Book of World
Records having sketched a record-breaking
104 kgs of sheets
Shreekant Dubey

4. • Due to a neuromuscular disease, C.V. Surendran
has been confined to a wheelchair since the age
of 14
• He tried to explore his talent as a painter but
using a brush did not work, as his only
functioning hand, the right, did not have enough
power. Today, Surendran uses ballpoint pens for
his art. He draws complex landscapes with
figures, animals, etc.
• Surendran has been felicitated with the Kesari-
Kiyaf Award instituted by the Kodankkandath
International Art Foundation
C.V. Surendran

5. • Coffee artist Amita was asked to quit school after
class 9 as the school didn’t have the facility to
teach a deaf child
• However, Amita completed her schooling through
the National Indian Open School and did a
diploma in interior design
• She uses coffee as a medium to paint and her
paintings leave everyone amazed
• Barely two years after she sold her first work of
art, Amita has set up her design gallery and
caters to a large metropolitan clientele
Amita Dutta

6. • Vipul Mittal is a mute artist. He portrays life
and time as illusions
• He may be quiet, but his art speaks
volumes
• Vipul experiments a lot with colour. He
employs the use of numbers in his works
• Having earned a Masters in Fine Arts from
College of Arts, Vipul Mittal has also
displayed his art at many prestigious
galleries in India
Vipul Mittal

7. Shivraj Singh
• Afflicted with polio, Shivraj is a famous sculptor
• His works, abstract at times, have been featured
in prestigious galleries across the country.
• He has conducted a variety of workshops for
children
• He also draws inspiration from African tribal
sculptures

8. Neelesh Ganesh
• This 23-year-old autistic artist makes paintings
of music and God
• His powerful paintings often leave others
speechless
• Neelesh has an interest in literature and wants
to study it in future