Artist Ram Singh Rajoria
Our Artist Ram Singh Rajoria has been in the field of miniature art for 25 years. His experience is shown in the form of all the art works he has done up until now.
He had applied for setting record in Guiness Book Of World Records in four categories.
His works include Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta in Sanskrit on a 5X3.5 inch super fibre plate’s front-end, by hand graving technique; 4000 characters on a single rice grain; 203 elephants on a rice grain; “Ram” name 1000 times; National Anthem; pictures of famous leaders; 21 figures of Lord Ganesha; Quran Verses, etc. that too each on a single grain of rice.
He says,” It started as a hobby but now it’s my livelihood.”
With an interview with a newspaper, differentiating him from the rest, he claimed,” Today, there are many people, who can pen names on rice grains, but I can draw the entire family tree of the person on the grain and there aren’t many people in the country who can engrave pictures on a single rice grain.”
Whatever he is today, he gives its credit to his ‘guru’ (teacher) B. L. Kumawat. He was rejected once by his guru as he thought that he wasn’t ready yet, but ultimately this made Ram Singh work even harder, which paid him off by getting an acceptance by his guru as a disciple.
Rice Miniature Art History
Rice miniature art is an art from ancient Turkey and India. Many rituals and rites use rice as a medium. It is the art and skill of being able to write small enough to write on a grain of rice.Within time rice writing and rice art evolved, soon creating rice jewelry where the rice grain was enclosed in a vial with a liquid/oil that magnifies the individual grain making it easier to appreciate the painstaking and intricate details. This went further with rice jewelry like good luck pendants, charm bracelets, anklets and earrings. In modern times most of these artisans and artists set up shop with street side stalls where they can personally write your message or name on a rice grain while displaying their wares and hard work.