Foot
Painter, despite being born without hands in Kerala, Swapna nevertheless
strived to excell in life. She learned to write and paint with
the brush held in between her toes.
Mouth
Painter, H. R. Kohli was
injured during his tenure in the Indian Air Forec. All
his four limbs are paralysed. He loves painting.
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Mouth
Painter,Jayantilal
Shihora is our seniormost Indian member. He has
lost both his hands as a child whilst opening a box of
potash during the Diwali Festival. He lives in Gujarat
with his wife and a son
Mouth
Painter, Ganesh Kumar was
struck down with polio at the tender age of one. He lives in
Kerala with his family and regularly takes part at various
exhibitions.
Mouth
Painter, Rajinder Singh
Chouhan was an active photographer and artist,
but due to an unfortunate fall he became a quadraplegic.
He has no sensation from his neck downwards. Despite
that, he paints beautiful portraits with the brush held
in his mouth. He stays with his wife and two children
in Ajmer.
Foot
Painter, Ms. Sheela too
was born without any hands. Despite this handicap she
successfully taught herself to be an accomplished foot
painter. She stays in Lucknow and participates regularly
in local and national exhibitions.
Mouth
Painter, Naidu
Elangovan hails from Andhra Pradesh. During his
duty with the Indian Air Force he met with an accident.
He is now a tetraplegic with complete loss of the use
of all his limbs. He lives in Andhra Pradesh and spends
most of his time painting.
Foot
Painter, N.
Ramakrishnan suffers from since early childhood
from cerebral palsy and has no control over his limbs
. He lives with his father in Mumbai and enjoys painting
as well as the game of chess.
Mouth
Painter, N. H. Phalke met
with an accident while serving in the Maratha Light Infantry,
which left him completelt paralysed. With the help of
the Association he can pursue his artistic career, free
from financial worries.
Mouth
Painter,M. V. Ravindran
M. V. Ravindran suffers from Poliomyelitis and cannot use his arms and
legs. He has been practising to paint with the brush held in his mouth
and has recently joined the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Association.
He is the only son and stays with his parents in Kannur District, Kerela.