Yasmin Sawhney Biography

•Born in Simla in 1942 Early education from Auckland House School, Simla
•Finished School from Girls’ High School, Faridabad
•Graduation - (B.A.) from Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow
•Post Graduation (M.A.) Geography) from St. John's College, Agra.
•Ikebana - Sogetsu School, New Delhi,1966-67-68.
•Married to an IAF Fighter Pilot (1968 – 2011)
•Correspondence Course in Homeopathy from Mavelil Homeo Mission, Trivandrum (1977-1979) .Practised for almost 20 years.
•Being an accomplished seamstress used the skill for becoming a commercial dress-designer. Designed for almost all leading countries France, Germany, Japan, USA and Britain.
•Visual impairment since 1988. Certified 85% since 2011 Has been using assistive technology to manage.
•Creative Writing Course from IGNOU (1998) at age 59.
•Started painting and writing at age 60.
•Became a rare painter-poet. Displaying both arts, creatively connected
•First Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Poems - May 2002 - Academy of Fine Art and Literature, New Delhi – highly appreciated by viewers and buyers.
Second Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Poems - Feb 2004 at the India Habitat Centre was equally successful.
•Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi – March 2004. Four paintings selected & exhibited along with works of other eminent Indian Women Artists to celebrate International Women's Day 2004.
•Third Solo Exhibition and Book Launch - March 2007 inaugurated by the eminent Poet and Art critic, Mr. Keshav Malik The book ‘As the Soul Flies’ was published by Writers Workshop, Kolkatta.
Exhibition Widely covered by the media. The book is all sold out and has been listed along with other distinguished writers of India as a reference book for an article by sagepub.com/content /41/4/91 in the Journal for Commonwealth Literature 2006 for Jamia Millia University.
•Fourth Solo Exhibition – October 2009
•Founder – Sub.Lt. Samir Sawhney Welfare Trust for Senior Citizens who cannot fend for themselves. Service is completely free. The Trust is funded solely from the pension of her late son Sub. Lt. Samir Sawhney(Indian Navy)

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