Honorary Doctorate Award (Honoris Causa) is presented to Dr. Chhaya Kumari from Karnataka State for her contribution in the field of Folk Art. She is contributing her life in promoting and revival of different folk art through showing her tremendous art skill. It has been recorded in Magic Book of Record.

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Dr. Chhaya Kumari from Mangalore, Karnataka, India is a very passionate about different folk arts of our country especially vanishing folk art her goal is to promote as much folk arts as she can regarding the promotion and revival of different folk arts of our country. She made so many world records. She got registered as an official participant in Guinness Book of world records, got registered 6 times India Books of Records and 5 times Asia Books of records in Largest Madhubani canvas painting, Largest Warli painting on canvas, largest Madhubani painting depicting Sampurn Ramayana, Longest Gond Art, Maximum Number of paintings made by an individual i.e 2200 she received more than 300 awards participated in more than 200 exhibitions apart from clinical obligations and household activities she do justice to het passion also and want to take the tribal paintings to reach the zenith of success.