Born in 1905 Baler district Swai Madhopur, Rajasthan and graduated in 1924 from Maharaja School of Arts, Jaipur. Principal, Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur 1961-66, Vice President Rajasthan, Lalit Kala Akademi 1958-60. First exhibition in 1928 at Fine Art Society Calcutta and thereafter many one man shows in major cities of India. Awards: Maharaja Patiala 1934, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, 1958. Padmasri 1984: Fellow Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1987. Publications: Vijayvargiya Picture Album 1934, Monograph 1940, Meghdoot Chitravali and Behari Chitravali 1945. Rajasthani paintings 1952 and Fine Arts Craft Society, Roopankar (his biography) published in 1991. His works are in the collection of museums in Jaipur, Baroda, Allahabad, Varanasi and Kumar Gallery, New Delhi.