Vishalandra Dakur, B.Tech,, received the appreciation and blessings from Sri S. Radha Krishnan, President of India for his art at the age of 10 years in a large public meeting at Nizam College Grounds in the year 1961, and the president garlanded him in appreciation of his painting of 4 ft height at that tender age.
He is Signature Member of ISAP ( International Soceity of Acrylic Painters, CA, USA.) His painting is juried and is in show at Santa Cruz Art League (SCAL), CA, USA in month of August 5th to September 5th, 2009. under ISAP, CA organisation.
He got Finalist Award from international renowned Art Renewal Center (ARC Salon 2008/2009 AWARDS)
In 2009, he is awarded Sri Krishnarao Ketker Award for Landscape in the 117 th All India Annual Art Exhibition 2009, org by Bombay Art Soceity, at Jahangir Art Gallery.
Madam Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India blessed and appreciated his paintings. His art was also praised internationally by her Excellency Madame Jacquelyn Kennedy when he painted and presented to her the water colour painting of John F Kennedy, President of America.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, seen his art and appreciated and is at their Charitable organization in London, He presented to Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Cosmonaut with his portrait at Hyderabad, India., Sree G.Rami Reddy, Vice Chancellor of Open University, New Delhi., Sree Gopal Krishna, Justice of AP High Courts... etc. and many others have commissioned portraits.
