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Rishi Datta

There once was a boy named Rishi Datta; destined to be a star. He was gifted with an extra chromosome.

He was born on 5th December 1998in Kolkata.

His mother's name is Asmita Datta and his father's name is Ranjan Datta. His journey of becoming an artist started at the age of seven. He started showing his interest in sketching and painting with watercolor poster color and pastels day by day his interest grew bigger. when all kids preferred playing on the ground Rishi preferred to play with colors and brush. The painting was a way to express his thoughts wishes and sometimes loneliness. seeing his interest and passion for art, his mother appointed an artist to teach him when he got proper training. His first exhibition was held in Delhi in 2018. His paintings were recognized for his unique yet simple style, which was very much bright and colorful. His hard work had paid off when ten out of ten paintings were sold out within 3 hours .on 2019 His painting was exhibited at Arpana art gallery and UNESCO house in Delhi. Till now 54 paintings have been sold out by God's grace. Glory to God only. He won many prizes for his paintings, besides this, he is a good dancer. He used to go to the Shamak Davar dance academy. He is good at sports too,. He has cleared 3 subjects of NIOS class 10 examination. He won many medals (gold and silver) in Special Olympics. Now he is going to provide an online teaching lesson to other kids independently and with collaboration with an organization. Rishi is now a successful professional artist, who earning and leaving his life fully.