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| birth_date = 1937<br />
| birth_place = [[Srikalahasti]], [[Chittoor district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], {{Ind}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Painter]]<br>[[Master craftsman]]<br>[[Writer]]<br />
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| known for = [[Kalamkari]]<br />
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| parents = J. Lakshmaiah Chetty<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>Shilpaguru<br>Rasthriya Samman<br>[[Tulsi Samman]]<br />
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'''Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty''' is an Indian [[painter]], craftsman and [[writer]], known for his contributions for the revival of the Indian textile art form of [[Kalamkari]].<ref name="Inspiring a Revival">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/inspiring-a-revival/ | title=Inspiring a Revival | publisher=Indian Express | date=17 February 2011 | access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> He is a recipient of honours such as ''Shilpaguru'', ''Rasthriya Samman'', [[Tulsi Samman]] and ''Kamaladevi Vishwa Karigar Award''.<ref name="Kalamkari Workshop">{{cite web | url=http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~spicmacay/Kalamkari.html | title=Kalamkari Workshop | publisher=Indian Institute of Science Education and Research | date=2016 | access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for his contributions to Kalamkari art.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
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==Education and career==<br />
Jonnalagadda was born to J. Lakshmaiah Chetty,<ref name="A befitting award to a master artist">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-befitting-award-to-a-master-artist/article1432991.ece | title=A befitting award to a master artist | publisher=The Hindu | date=1 February 2008 | access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> in a family of Kalamkari artists at [[Srikalahasti]], a temple town in the [[Chittoor district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in 1937 and started learning the art from his father from an early age.<ref name="The pen that paints">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-pen-that-paints/article619197.ece | title=The pen that paints | publisher=The Hindu | date=7 September 2010 | access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> His career started as a school teacher but he continued painting, focusing on [[Kalamkari]] art, which soon earned him appreciation. He is the author of three books in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], ''Bharata Ratna Mala'', ''Bhagavatha Mani Mala'' and ''Vraatha Pani (Kalamkari)'', besides contributing to an English publication by Parampaarik Kaarigaar.<ref name="The pen that paints" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* '''2008''': Received [[Padma Shri]] award by the [[Government of India]] in 2008 for his contributions to Kalamkari art.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chari |first1=Pushpa |title=Kalamkari’s main man: Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty’s legacy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/kalamkaris-main-man-jonnalagadda-gurappa-chettys-legacy/article33885839.ece |work=The Hindu |date=20 February 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kalamkari]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O454176/kalamkari-sri-jonnalagadda-gurappa/ | title=Kalamkari Collections By Chetty | publisher=V&A Collections | date=2016 | access-date=6 February 2016}}<br />
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