| Achievements | - Received the Lalit Kala Academy Award for Outstanding Painting in 1995, 1996, and 1997
- Awarded the Lalit Kala Academy Award for Outstanding Painting in the South Central Zone Cultural Centre annual exhibition in 1996
- Claimed the Lalit Kala Academy Award for Outstanding Drawing in a drawing exhibition in 1998
- Received the Charles Wallace Foundation Award for residencies in Bristol, UK in 2004 and 2005
- Founder of Sandarbh, a nonprofit artists' residency initiative in Partapur, Rajasthan, promoting arts in rural areas through workshops and programs
- Co-founder of Sandarbh, a non-profit contemporary arts initiative in Partapur, Rajasthan, bringing art practices into public and marginalized spaces through residencies, workshops, and programs
- Exhibited at National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai, Seoul Art Center in South Korea, and Chelsea College of Art in London
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| Controversies | - Convicted for the murder of his ex-wife Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, leading to life imprisonment in October 2023.
- Accused and arrested in December 2015 in connection with the double murder of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, whose bodies were found in khakhi-coloured cardboard boxes floating in a nullah.
- Convicted of murder, abetment, and criminal conspiracy, and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Dindoshi court in October 2023.
- Supreme Court of India suspended his sentence and granted bail in September 2024, noting the case relied solely on circumstantial evidence with no direct involvement alleged.
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