MANOJ SINHA
Ramgarh, Dec 13: 23-year-old Vaibhav Kumar Sharma has drawn the attention of hundreds of people especially school students with his unique extra-large painting on the Yoga Meditation theme in just 7 hours on a waterproof canvas measuring 40×50 square feet in the hall in GM+2High School Ramgarh Cantt, using 3.5 litres of Acrylic Paint.
Vaibhav is a resident of Naisarai Karmali Toli of Ramgarh. He started painting at the age of 10. At such a young age, he has achieved mastery by doing excellent and attractive painting.
Vaibhav, an arts graduate, belongs to a labourer family whose father Arun Kumar Sharma is a carpenter and whose mother Renu Devi is an Anganwadi Sevika. He has two brothers and one sister who are proud of their brother.
He has been honing his skills in painting since his school days. He initially began with a painting of nature, his companions, and family members and now, his work has shown up on a few magazine covers, top distributions and mainstream online media pages.
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School life
Vaibhav’s school life started with Cantonment Upgraded High School. In the year 2012, he participated in the Defense State Day National Painting Competition held in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and waved its flag.
Since 2012, Vaibhav won the state-level competition for three consecutive years. In 2015, he was enrolled in Gandhi Memorial +2 High School.
Impressed by this talent, the then Governor of Jharkhand Droupadi Murmu also honoured him.
Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das also honoured him for his paintings.
Bollywood world
Vaibhav gradually got offers in the Bollywood world. Many Bollywood stars including singer Himesh Reshamiya, actress Taapsee Pannu, Poonam Dhillon, Gulshan Grover, Sachin Pilgaouker, Ravi Kishan and Rinku Rajguru have appreciated Vaibhav for his talent. He has also been invited to Mumbai to pursue his dreams.
Now Vaibhav is planning to present a portrait to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of India Droupadi Murmu.
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Arun Kumar Sharma, father of Vaibhav Kumar Sharma said that he and his wife have confidence that their son could draw such a huge big painting with his leg. “We encouraged and gave financing support from our savings,” he added.
Ramgarh deputy commissioner, Chandan Kumar congratulated Vaibhav Kumar Sharma for his unique painting with his leg on a giant canvas and said that he made Ramgarh proud.
