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{{Short description|Indian artist and handloom weaver}}
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| name = Hemoprova Chutia
| image = হেমপ্ৰভা চুতীয়া (শিপিনী)ৰ আলোকচিত্ৰ ১.jpg
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| birth_date = September 22, 1955<ref name='dob'>{{cite web | url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2023/apr/doc202345178301.pdf | title=Padma Awards 2023 | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | date=5 April 2023 | accessdate=14 October 2023|pages=12}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Assam]], India
| known_for = Artist and handloom weaver
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2023)
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'''Hemoprova Chutia''' (born September 22, 1955<ref name='dob'/>) is an Indian handloom weaver and artist based in [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]] who has crafted a variety of creations using diverse fabrics such as [[cotton]], [[silk]], [[wool]], and intricately cut bamboo.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Hemoprova Chutia Weaves Her Way to Padma Shri |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/hemoprova-chutia-weaves-her-way-to-padma-shri-634849 |work=www.sentinelassam.com |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She has received various awards and honours for her contribution in the art, including the Assam Gourav award presented by the [[Government of Assam]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Persons From Assam To Be Conferred With Padma Shri Award |url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/assam/three-persons-from-assam-to-be-conferred-with-padma-shri-award |work=www.guwahatiplus.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Assam’s Hemoprava Chutia and Ramkuiwangbe Newme Receive Padma Shri Award - News Live |url=https://newslivetv.com/assams-hemoprava-chutia-and-ramkuiwangbe-newme-receive-padma-shri-award/ |work=newslivetv |date=6 April 2023}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Hemoprova was born on September 22, 1955, in the village of Photikachowa Abhoypuria in the district of [[Dibrugarh]], located in the state of [[Assam]]. Her father worked as a primary school teacher. Due to circumstances, she was only able to complete her education up to matriculation level.<ref name="AA"/>

Hemoprova created four books using her handloom. These books include "[[Gunamala]]" by [[Srimanta Sankardeva]], "[[Naam Ghosa]]" by Madhabdeva, and the [[Bhagavad Gita]] in [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Sanskrit]], and [[English language|English]]. Using a technique called "Barnab Astra" in [[Assamese language|Assamese]], she weaved each text onto four separate cloths. The "Gunamala" cloth measures 80 ft in length and 18 inches in breadth, made from Muga cloth with Black wool. The "Namgukha" cloth, is 200 ft long and 2 ft wide, made from Muga silk and Black wool. The "[[Bhagavat Gita]]" was weaved in both [[Sanskrit]] and [[English language|English]] using Muga silk and green wool. The Sanskrit "Barnabastra" measures 150 ft in length and 2 ft in breadth, while the English "Barnabastra" is 280 ft long and 2 ft wide.<ref name="AA">{{cite news |title=President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Shri to Hemoprova Chutia and Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme - NE India Broadcast |url=https://neindiabroadcast.com/2023/04/06/president-droupadi-murmu-presents-padma-shri-to-hemoprova-chutia-and-ramkuiwangbe-jeme-newme/ |work=NeindiaBroadCast |date=6 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hemoprova Chutia: Weaving Through All Odds |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/in-the-news/hemoprova-chutia-weaving-through-all-odds-262442.html |work=femina.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
* '''2023''': Awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in [[New Delhi]] by a [[President of India]], [[Droupadi Murmu]] in the field of Art.<ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Padma awards conferred to Hemoprova Chutia and Dr Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/padma-awards-conferred-to-hemoprova-chutia-and-dr-ramkuiwangbe-jeme-newme-644212 |work=www.sentinelassam.com |date=6 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Assam’s Hemoprava Chutia, Hem Chandra Goswami and Ramkuiwangbe Newme conferred with Padma Shri Award |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assams-hemoprava-chutia-hem-chandra-goswami-and-ramkuiwangbe-newme-conferred-with-padma-shri-award-503390-2023-01-26 |work=India Today NE |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Authors Sudha Murty, S.L. Bhyrappa, Kamlesh D Patel among others conferred Padma Bhushan 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/authors-sudha-murty-s-l-bhyrappa-kamlesh-d-patel-among-others-conferred-padma-bhushan-2023/articleshow/97343189.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* '''2021''': Received the Assam Gaurav award, one of the highest civilian awards presented by the [[Government of Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=ASSAM GAURAV AWARD 2021: CONTRIBUTION OF ALL THE AWARDEES {{!}} Guwahati Live |url=https://www.guwahatilive.com/assam-gaurav-award/ |work=www.guwahatilive.com |date=26 January 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418071112/https://www.guwahatilive.com/assam-gaurav-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''2018-2020''': Received the Aai Kanaklata Award, Bakul Bon Award, state government’s Hand-loom and textile award for her weaving.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Padma Shri awardees from NorthEast |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/meet-padma-shri-awardees-from-northeast-503437-2023-01-26 |work=India Today NE |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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[[Category:Artists from Assam]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
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