Born in Secunderabad in 1929, he is a self-trained artist as well as being a poet, writer and illustrator of children’s stories. Since 1954, when he started exhibiting, he has held over fifty solo shows in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Hyderabad. He is a recipient of several honors, including the Bombay Art Society Award and the All-India fine Arts and Crafts Society Award. He has also worked in mosaic and painted ceramic tiles, printmaking, in wood cuts and engravings. His work has received much acclaim including the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Badri Narayan lives and works in Mumbai.