Dr.

Ramesh shah (Micro Artist)

Samar nagar Colony
Ward no 46 Champasari Siliguri
Dist. Darjeeling West Bengal

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Who does not know micro artist Dr Ramesh Shah who achieved five world records in micro art.
He has wowed the world in micro art and illuminated the name of India. 115 maps of India on a
grain of rice, a map of the world on a mustard seed and the names of three oceans on it, 86378
times with a pencil on a postal postcard, Ram Naam, is not surprising, so let's know about them,
Dr. Ramesh Sah lives in Samar Nagar Colony Champasari under Siliguri, West Bengal. Dr. Sah
originally belongs to Gopalganj district of Bihar. In 1950, his late father Mishrilal Shah had settled
in Mirik Bazar under Darjeeling district of West Bengal in search of employment and remained
there forever. Born on 6 December 1963, Dr. Ramesh Shah used to paint from the age of just five.
People who have known him since childhood tell that as Dr. Shah grew up, he became proficient
in painting. Apart from painting, he used to write in very small letters, which were difficult to
read with the naked eye. He used to be a very patient and hardworking student since childhood.
What did Dr. Ramesh Shah know that his small-letter handwriting would one day bring him fame as
an eminent micro artist. In 1977, Shah was a student of class VII. The exam was going on, that day
there was a history paper, everyone was taking the exam as usual. The atmosphere was calm, after
sometime teacher GN Pradhan caught Dr. Ramesh Shah chitting, the teacher was looking at the
cheat in reverse but he could not understand what was written in that cheat. On enquiry, Dr. Shah
told that a page of history has been written in a small piece of paper, the teacher's head was dizzy,
he called some other teachers and showed Sah's exploits. All the teachers were astonished. Well,
Sah was not punished but was scolded. It was just that the incident of that day changed the life of
Shah.

After joining Darjeeling Government College in 1981, I got a chance to contact many good painters
of Darjeeling. Seeing the painting of those people, a new enthusiasm was born in Shah. And he got
to learn oil painting, modern art, etc. In 1982, a painting exhibition was organized in Darjeeling
Bhanu Bhawan in which the big painters of Darjeeling district participated. And in that painting
exhibition, Shah also got a chance. The exhibition was big, so the inauguration of that exhibition was
done by the then Hon'ble Governor of Bengal, BD Pandey. Three fine art of Sah were given place
in that exhibition. Seeing the pictures of Sah, everyone was appreciative. After that, in 1983, once
again I got a chance to participate in the exhibition, this time the exhibition was held in the
Capital Hall of Darjeeling. Darjeeling Parvatiya Development Minister Dava Lama was the chief
guest and was inaugurated with his hand.There also Dr. Shah's artworks were appreciated. Sah
says that he was not happy despite
being so appreciated. He wanted to make a separate place in the painting field. In 1984, Shah
moved to Kathmandu Nepal, where he started teaching Tibetan Art Thanka. Thanka is also a type of
art which is associated with the biography of Lord Buddha. And this art is very much liked abroad.
And it has to be read before making it. Colors have a lot of importance in this art and the subject
matter has to be taken care of. While living in Kathmandu, he made many paintings, some were
bought by foreign tourists and some were taken by some acquaintances of Kathmandu.

After spending seven months, Shah came back to Mirik, the beginning of the Gorkhaland movement.
Sah had a sweet shop and had a Sunday market. At that time GNNF supremo Subhash Ghisingh used
to come to Mirik to hold public meetings. And used to drink tea with his people sitting in Sah's
sweet shop. From 1986 to 1988, the Gorkhaland movement was at its peak and the entire Sah
family moved to Siliguri and settled in Matigara. The economic condition was dilapidated. During
this, Shah's father died in 1988. The burden of the family fell on Shah's shoulder. Mother, sister
and wife it became difficult to run a family of four. Sah started doing broom business. Dr Shah
economic conditions was very bad during this time. Started selling brooms by going to places
like Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Dinhata, Baksi Haat etc. The condition had become very serious. While
living in Matigara, Shah did not do any art from 1985 to 1993.

In 1994, Shah returned to his art field but this time as a micro artist, the story of his micro art is quite
interesting. During the seventh examination, he was caught chitting, that chit was written in such
small letters that the teacher could not read. Micro art may have been following them, having seen
a man writing his name on a grain of rice on the side of a road in Kolkata in 1983. Just what was it,
Shah decided to paint the grains of rice and started pursuing the desire to make a different place.
but their time was not going well. Whatever happens, it happens on time. It was time to embellish
the micro art. In 1994, for the first time, Dr. Shah surprised people by writing the names of fifteen
singer artists of Hindi cinema on a grain of rice. After that, he never looked back. One blast after
another. After that, by writing the names of forty seven councilors of the Siliguri Municipal
Corporation on a single grain of rice, they claimed to be an accomplished micro artist. Shah's
micro art work was first published by the Siliguri-based Dainik Bahamari. Sah says that the night he
was interviewed he could not sleep, eagerly waiting for the morning to be published as his interview
was to be published in the newspaper. After that, Shah always started being in the discussion. They
went on blasting one after the other in micro art. Dr. Shah says that 1994 proved to be very
auspicious for him.

In 1999, when our brave soldiers were thrashing Pakistan in the Kargil war, on 20 July 1999, Shah
took pictures of the entire Kargil war on rice grains to encourage the soldiers. And this artwork of
Shah was highly appreciated, and remained popular.

In 1994, there was a controversy over the national anthem and the national song Vande Mataram,
at that time on 13 August 1994, on a grain of rice, he expressed his support by writing the entire
national anthem and the song Vande Mataram.

On September 11, 2001, when there were terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in the US,
Shah came into the limelight by protesting against terrorism by drawing a picture of the tragedy
of the World Trade Center on rice grains.
 Shah was awarded Shram Ratna Award for his special contribution in the field of micro art on 9th
December 2001 at the International Conference of "Bhojpuri Vikash Parishad" in Ballia district of UP
state.

The list of Sah's artifacts is quite long, on 28 May 2003, Mount Everest World Conqueror Tenzin
Norgay, Hillary and Mount Everest came into limelight by drawing on a grain of rice.

Dr. Shah did not stop here, on December 19, 2003, people had pressed their fingers under their
teeth after seeing Shah's exploits. Shah had written India ten times on a piece of human hair.
Shah had gone a long way in micro art. Each of his exploits was making headlines in the newspaper.

In an attempt to establish better Indo-Pak relations, on 28 December 2004, he sent the world's
smallest greetings card through Siliguri SDO to Pak President Pervez Musharraf.

During the successful trial of Discovery, on August 10, 2005, Sah surprised the scientists of Discovery
by drawing them on rice grains.

The world's smallest telephone diary (10mm×10mm) was created on 10 February 2006.

25/3/2006 One hundred and fifty National flag on a grain of rice. By making, Shah had given the
introduction of being a patriot.

When the Taj Hotel was attacked on 16/62006, Shah raised his voice against terrorism by creating
the scene of the terrorist attack on the Taj Hotel on his nails.

Shah also keeps a close eye on international events. Along with pictures of the Iraq War. 1/1 (In
2007, the scene of Saddam Hussein's execution on a grain of rice was successful in making headlines.

Whether it is a matter of country or foreign matter, if the artist has raised that issue according to his
own opinion, then it is bound to attract the attention of the people. During the voting for the Taj
Mahal to be included in the Seven Wonders of the World, Shah on 2/7/2007 appealed to the people
to vote by drawing a picture of the Taj Mahal on the nails.

7/8/2008 In order to build better India-China relations, Shah tried to convey a message during the
Olympics held in China by creating many EEE pictures and micro-models related to the sport.
13/8/2008 there was an influx of congratulations to Abhinav Brinda, who won the gold medal for
India, where Shah was going to be behind, he congratulated Abhinav Bindra by making the world's
smallest rakhi.

22/6/2008 the relationship between the Hill and the plains had deteriorated during the Gorkhaland
movement, at which time Shah made an appeal for peace by drawing a picture.

On 9/6/2010, Sah displayed his fine art during the FIFA World Cup Football World Cup by making a
one-inch FIFA World Cup of clay.

When the Babri Masjid was demolished, communal harmony was in danger, an atmosphere of
anarchy prevailed. On 30/9/2010, Shah made an appeal to the people of the country to maintain
peace by drawing a picture of Babri Masjid on the nail. Which became very popular in the media
world.

7/11/2010 During US President Barack Obama's visit to India, Shah tried to convey a message
by drawing a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on his
nails to strengthen Indo-US friendship.

When Assam was disturbed, on the occasion of 15th August on 14/8/2012, an appeal was made for
peace in Assam by making a picture of Gandhiji on the nail.

On 8/12/2013, on the death of the great world leader Nelson Mandela, Shah paid tribute by drawing
a portrait of Nelson Mandela on the nail.

On 1/10/2016, Sah saluted the army by drawing a picture of a surgical strike on a nail when Indian
brave soldiers entered Pakistan by surgical strike and killed terrorists.

Our army took the revenge of the CRPF martyred in the 2019 Kashmir Pulwama terror attack. On
3rd March 2019, Shah saluted our army by drawing a picture on his nails in his own style on this
historic event and killed three hundred and fifty terrorists by entering into Pakistan.

In 2019, Indian scientists had widened the chest of the country. Chandrayaan 2 succeeded in
landing Vikram on the Moon. On this historic day, Shah congratulated the scientists by drawing a
picture of Chandrayaan landing on the moon on 6 September 2019.

The issue of five hundred years old Ram Janmabhoomi has finally been resolved by the Hon'ble
Supreme Court. 5 August 2020 was an auspicious day for the country. On that day the Honorable
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, was going to perform Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of
Ram temple in Ayodhya. On such an auspicious and historic day, where was Dr. Shah going to stay
behind, he created a panic by drawing a very beautiful grand Ram temple on his nails. And it was
prominently published in the media.

In the month of August 2001, with the help of the then Minister of State for Communication
Tapan Sikdar, an exhibition of micro art of Shah was organized at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi, in
which the Minister of Tourism and Culture Respected Ananth Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Rita
Burma, Santosh Kumar Gangwar about two dozen More than MP ministers had participated.
Everyone liked Dr. Sah's artworks a lot.

Dr. Shah has almost two thousand rare micro art which is on the verge of destruction. In
2008, Darjeeling MP Dawa Narbula applied to the central government to set up a micro art
museum in Siliguri. And the government had also accepted the application but due to lack of land,
this project could not be passed.

In 2009, Dr. Shah had applied to the West Bengal government to provide land. The district
Magistrate of Darjeeling had issued orders to the land department to provide land for the micro art
museum, but the land department ignored this order. Later, as per the suggestion of the land
department, Dr. Shah applied for a lease on his own Four Katha vest land. But till now no action has
been taken.

Apart from this, former President of India, Late Pranab Mukherjee, former Chief Minister of Delhi
Late Shila Dixit, former Tourism Minister of India Late Jagmohan, former Indian cricket team captain
Kapil Dev, Saurabh Ganguly, politician Amar Singh, Film star Shahrukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Jaya
Prada , Singer Late Manna De, Bappi Lahiri, etc. Celebrities have appreciated Shah's artwork.
But the sad aspect of micro artist is that till now Shah has not been given any respect from the state
government or the central government. Similarly, the Hindi language is neglected in Bengal.
Many people in Bengal have been awarded with Bang Ratna, Bang Bhushan etc. Those who have
been honored by the Bengal government, do not know what is the contribution of those people
towards the state or the country, but if we look at the history of Dr. Ramesh Sah, then Sah has
dedicated his life to the country. Such artist should get respect from the government