Background
Meher was born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He was trained in the art of Pattachitra painting initially by his father and subsequently under guidance of Bhagwat Maharana.
Meher was born in an artist family in Sonepur town of Odisha state. He was trained in the art of Pattachitra painting initially by his father and subsequently under guidance of Bhagwat Maharana.
He studied at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and received a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan in West Bengal.
He is a painter of contemporary modern art paintings and traditional Tussar Pattachitra paintings of Odisha. Meher worked as an art designer in the Weavers Service Centre in Bhubaneswar, Government Of India, under Development Commissioner Handloom, New Delhi from 1978 to 1993 creating textile designs for weavers and weaving organisations, and developed some old Bomkai designs, which were developed into a product called "Bomkai Sari".
Meher creates new designs, techniques with research and experiments, aiming for better market promotion in India and abroad.
Because of his excellent work in paintings, many more students and followers got National Award and also thousands of artisan families survive their livelihood by following his innovative creative designs & paintings for their bread & butter. Foreign the poorest girls & women of KBK district, he has started many social organisations with the help and support of The Collector (District Magistrate) for giving them training & employment, so he started some Handloom, Handicraft & Fine Art organisation like:- 1.
Indian Art & Craft Academy for Women 2. Indira Gandhi Women Weavers Company-operative Society limited 3.
Bharatiya Hastakala Industrial Company-operative Society Limited 4.
Handicraft & Handloom Museum and Service Centre for Women.