Smt. Malini M Shetti

Smt. Malini M Shetti is not just a homemaker but someone who has pursued her hobby of Arts and Crafts sine the last 25 years. Born in 1961 in Hubli, she is the youngest daughter of Late Shri Ganapati Nagappa Shetti and Late Smt. Saraswati G. Shetti. She is a Science Graduate from GSS College, Belgaum, post which she served the LIC for 4 years. In 1984, she married Mr Mohan S.Shetti and is the second daughter in law of Late Shri Subramanya Laxman Shetti and Late Smt. Meerabai S. Shetti. She has two children Gautam & Ashwiniwho are both now married and settled in Bangalore.

In the initial years, to devote more time to her kids, she had to quit her job in LIC. However, during this time she got the idea of continuing her hobby of Art & Crafts. She enrolled herself in Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, one of the prestigious Art institutions in Bangalore, wherein she learnt the Mysore style of painting that included working with pure 24K gold. Her work received appreciations directly from the Founder of the Institution. This gave her the confidence to move on into the journey of learning new kinds of Art. She excelled into paintings such as Tanjore of TamiNadu, Madhubani of Bihar, Gond of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala Murals and so on. She conducted numerous workshops across Bangalore and exhibited her Art work in many trade fairs and art galleries. During this journey, Fevicryl India recognized her talent and tagged her as an “Expert Teacher” for her excellent work and contribution towards Art and Paintings.

At the same time, she started her own hobby class and has been successful in teaching hundreds of students over the last 20 years. Her students come from various professions such as doctors, homemakers, cancer survivors, college students, people under depression etc. It’s a proud feeling for her when her students start their own classes and the share the knowledge of Art, which they have acquired.

Smt. Malini feels that Art is meditation and it relaxes one’s mind and body. Her advice to the younger generation is to take up a hobby of their choice and continue working on it as it enriches one’s life and gives an opportunity to connect with people. It also increases the creativity and imagination of how you want to shape up your life.