| Born in 1965, Yogendra 
                          received his Masters Degree in Painting from the Indira 
                          Kala Sangeet Vishwa Vidyalaya, Khairagarh in Chattisgarh. 
                          He has held ten one-person shows and more than sixty 
                          group shows across India and aboard. He is a recipient 
                          of several Awards including the Raza Foundation Award 
                          in 2005, National Award by Lalit Kala Akademi in 2002, 
                          State Award from the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal 
                          in 1999. He lives and works in Bhilai, Chattisgarh. |