Background
Amritlal was born to Govamal Jivan Vegad, who was a railway contractor hailing from village Madhapar in Kutch belonging to a small but enterprising Mestri community of Kutch.
Amritlal was born to Govamal Jivan Vegad, who was a railway contractor hailing from village Madhapar in Kutch belonging to a small but enterprising Mestri community of Kutch.
Amritlal Vegad did his studies from Visva Bharati University at Shantiniketan and was trained under able teachers like Nandalal Bose, during the years 1948 to 1953, from whom he learned to appreciate nature & its beauty. He was trained in water colours but he paints also in oil colours. After coming back to Jabalpur, he joined as teacher at Institute of Fine Arts in Jabalpur.
His story written as a students project, while studying at Shantinikaten – Introducing Ahimsa to the Battlefield has been a part of famous book – Gandhi-Ganga published in 1968.
Govamal Jivan settled in Jabalpur, while working as railway contractor for Bengal Nagpur Railway laying railway lines in Gondia – Jabalpur section in year 1906 with fellow Mistri contractors. Education.
