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| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| caption = K.Janarthanan receiving CavinKare Ability Awards 2015 from [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
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'''Janarthanan Kesavan''' (born 19 September 1991) (also known as Jana) is a [[Mouth painter]] based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=THE MUSH REGISTER |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-mush-register/article3196269.ece |date=15 July 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Janarthanan KESAVAN - Mouth Painting Artists |url=http://imfpa.org/artist-2 |work=IMFPA |accessdate=7 April 2016}}</ref> He won the [[National Bal Shree Honour]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Physically impaired Jana will receive his second national award for creative art |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/02/09/stories/2005020900090300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=7 April 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
K. Janarthanan was born in [[Chennai]] on 19 September 1991. He lost his hand in an electric [[accident]] when he was eight years old. He learned how to write and paint using his mouth.<ref>{{cite web |title=In the world of colours |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/in-the-world-of-colours/article1254046.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=7 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* 2004: "[[National Bal Shree Honour|Bal Shree]]" award received from the [[Indian President]], Dr. [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
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