Rice Grain Venkatesh Expecting Guinness Confirmation for His 5 World Records in Micro Art
Rice Grain Venkatesh hailing from Kuvempunagar-Chikmagalur Expecting Guinness Confirmation for 5 World Records for his Micro Art on Sella Rice Grain. “Micro-Art is Unusual, unique and ancient art form of India which has been used to send secret messages in the olden days, now under the edge of extinction and practiced by very few people. It has got a history of more than 2200 years! Micro-art helps a person or a student in improving the powers of Memory Observation, Concentration, Patience, Self Confidence, Motivation, and also helps To Excel in Life. No Secret but only Practice”- R G Venkatesh
Mangaluru: Venkatesh, popularly known as `Rice Grain Venkatesh’ for his mastery over engravings on rice grains, has over 30 years of experience in this field of micro art and had conducted over 700 workshops. At many of his workshops, live training will be given to participants using LED screens first and they will be asked to engrave on Sella rice, which is 8.3 mm thick. He is a man who is capable to inscribe 578 characters on a single Rice grain! 62 characters on a single SESAME seed ( known as Til in Hindi & Ellu in Kannada); Entire national anthem of INDIA on a single Rice grain; Shloka’s (stanza) of Ramayan, Mahabaratha etc on Rice grains; and also Various types of pictures and national flags of different countries. He has given more over 700 shows and workshops in 35 different countries, and has CREATED 5-WORLD RECORDS expecting GUINNESS CONFIRMATION including 2 record certificates from Singapore Book of Records.
Rice Grain Venkatesh is also the FIRST EVER Micro-artist to Perform in international museums, overseas like in UK, USA, Singapore; Performed in EUROPEAN SCHOOLS and UNIVERSITIES; Gave international shows in micro-art; has received many appreciations and felicitations from PMs & Presidents of various countries in the World. The man who once organized the FIRST EVER LARGEST MICRO-ART WORKSHOP for 7522 people at a time, did created HISTORY!
A Independent Consultant- Stock & Share Broker having on-line trading center at Chickmagalur, Micro-Artist Venkatesh is a Former Vice President at JCI, who had completed his studies in B Sc Physics in Tumkur, residing in Chikmagalur, and Team Mangalorean had an opportunity to meet Rice Grain Venkatesh when he had come down to grace an occasion of a media firm in Mangaluru celebrating their 5-year existence- and R G Venkatesh demonstrated his art and interacted with a bevy of guests after the formal function. Venkatesh, has received many appreciations and felicitations from leading personalities of the world including from former presidents of USA-George Bush and Bill Clinton, MJRD Tata-the leading Industrialist of India; late Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi; Politician L K Advani, former PM of Pakistan Muhammed Nawaz Sharif, also PMs, Ambassadors & Diplomats of many other countries.
Among his achievements mentioned above, He had also created the smallest greeting card in the World, which is awaiting GUINNESS confirmation; he is also the First ever micro-artist to give an Overseas performance in this art and the First ever micro-artist to give a talk and conduct workshops in museums and art galleries. His works are in the collections of Asia pacific Museum, Warsaw, Poland. MCG Melbourne, Rice research institute, Philippines, Indian Air force museum, Gwalior and so on. He is ready to give his art shows anywhere in the world on honorary basis- For charities and conservation activities.
Venkatesh says that His main intention is to give a STAR value to this unusual and unique art which is under the edge of extinction. It’s also a neglected art form, nobody is recognizing at Govt. levels, and therefore Venkatesh is striving hard to get the suitable recognition to this ancient art. He says that this is an unusual form of art which was used to send secret messages during ancient times. This will be the golden opportunities for the students of schools, colleges and for the people to come and be a part of Guinness world record, he adds. There are some evidences to say that, Micro Art is an ancient art form of ancient India which is under the edge of extinction and practiced by very few people. It is also a neglected and unrecognized art form.
During the year 2015 Rice Grain Venkatesh created record by organizing an event wherein 7,522 participants wrote on 20,214 rice grains at NS Bose Sports ground at Chikkamagaluru. As they say “Just like Dad is Son’- In May 2017 his son Vaivaswat Tandula was Officially Conferred with a certificate and plaque when he had written 100+ characters in a fixed time, making him the YOUNGEST micro-artist to achieve the same in the WORLD. “I need your blessings and support to my son to achieve more in life and micro- art’ asks Venkatesh.
As the 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is fast approaching this year on 2 October, where Gandhi is a True symbol of Satya and Ahimsa (Non Violence), Venkatesh has planned a project to mark this occasion. Here is how it goes in the words of Venkatesh-: “If you mobilize a group of 150+ members we can fix up a date and visit your place. We will show how easy it is to write and paint on food grains like Rice, sesame ….. and everybody will follow and try to write the relevant messages like Gandhi, Peace, Ahimsa, Truth, own names, messages ..on rice grains. We assure you that they write something. Later we will collect the grains from all parts of the World and mount in the shape of a Micro-Art Pictograph of Mahatma Gandhi in the size of approx. 4 x 6 feet !”
“No Huge Crowd Needed! We can start with as low as 150 members. If you are interested to sponsor any part of the campaign you can take care of 150 members ‘ material cost, transportation, administrative costs. Our Intention is to reach the nooks and corners of the World through the message of Peace and Ahimsa. This event is also going to be entered in India Book of Records” adds Venkatesh. Any organization, school, corporate, voluntary groups, Social groups ….. can organize this unique event, please think about it and organize a micro-art pictograph workshop, and be a part of new trend! Show your love in a very different manner to the MAHATMA! The wonder man of our times.
For any more details please contact us: Rice-grain VENKATESH, TANDULA ART FOUDNATION, 126, “Manohamsa, 3rd cross, Kuvempunagar, PB 190. CHICKMAGALUR 577101, Karnataka, India Mob: +91 9844036045 / +919448536045 E-mail: Riceyanku@yahoo.com web: http://microartworkshop.tripod.com http://facebook.com/ricegrainvenkatesh