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ARUN KUMAR BAJAJ

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 Arun

is the world’s only sewing machine artist who combined two arts and got popular with his talent.

 Arun

was born on 2nd June 1983 in Patiala, Punjab. His father was a tailor.

 Arun

never wanted to join his father’s business as he found tailoring very old fashioned and he felt embarrassed when anyone used to call him ‘Darji Ka Beta’.

 His

father assured him not to force for it and with this assurance, he taught Arun basics of stitching and embroidering.

 Bajaj’s

life was full of ups and downs. He was only 16 when he lost his father.

 With

the sudden demise of his father, he had no other option but to leave his studies and start tailoring at his shop.

 Arun

wanted to become famous and wanted to choose a profession that he can love pursuing. He combined his two talents, his love for painting and stitching.

 His

first painting with thread was of Guru Nanak Ji and this took him almost 15 days to complete.

 Arun

has gifted The Union Minister Smriti Irani an amazing painting of more than 2000 human figures. This painting was his hard work of almost 1 year.

 In

2008, Arun created another mesmerizing piece of his thread work. It was a picture of PM Modi which he gifted to him.

 One

of his painting was 6 feet tall paintings of Lord Krishna. This painting got him listed in Limca Book of Record, India Book of Record and, Unique World Record.

 This

beautiful painting took three years to complete and a total of 26 lakh and 36 thousand meters of thread.

 Some

of his paintings fetched him around 3.5 lakh rupees which were sold in a sale at Delhi Haat.

 Arun

showcased his paintings in exhibitions at Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and, other cities.

 Arun's

work has also been displayed in the Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana and also in the International Trade festival in Delhi in 2014.

 These

awards and recognitions motivate him to perform better and look forward to ways to go beyond being called a Darji.

 Arun

Bajaj is famous in all over the world as “The Needleman of India”.

 He

dreams to see his name in Guinness Book of Record very soon. He wants to make India proud with his unique talent of making thread paintings.

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