He was awarded ‘The Manjit Bawa Award’ by the Government of Haryana in the year 2010.

He is mostly into portraits and figurative works. Portraits done by him are there in display in several museums in India. He has done portraits of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr Pranab Mukherjee and Mr Navin Chandra Ramgoolam (The Prime Minister of Mauritius, in 2008). He has attended National Art Festival at Aizwal, Mizoram, organized by Lalit Kala Akademy in 2010.

He displays a tendency to learn on the linearity of strokes. Strong with line, he has also produced some fine paintings such as ‘Krishna’

His paintings are in collection with Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum- New Delhi, Govt. Museum- Chandigarh, National Gallery of Portraits- Chandigarh, War Museum- Ludhiana, Raj Bhawan Haryana- Chandigarh, Punjab Bhawan- New Delhi, Hotel North Park- Panchkula, Haryana and with various film artistes and in private collection in India and abroad.

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