Wajid Khan

"Since he is known as the Iron Man, I thought of using parts made out of Iron. Putting these parts together, I was reminded of the time when in 1947 he united the country".

Wajid Khan India (born 10 March 1981) is an Indian artist, portraitist, sculptor, inventor and patent holder. He has specialized in carving canvas with nails. The world has lots of trash to gift me and I am gifted with the caliber to turn it into treasure says, Wajid Khan. Wajid India is famous for his various art forms like Shadow art, metal art, stone art, kinetic art, and nail art. His artifacts have brought India and in particular Indore, Madhya Pradesh all the laurels from across the globe. He has a keen ability to develop his own ways to bring his artworks to life through hard work and perseverance. His recent tribute to Vallabhbhai Patel had garnered him attention and praises through his shadow art technique from across the globe. He was appreciated by the kind words of Anandiben Patel the governor of Madhya Pradesh for his art being dedicated to Sardar Patel. In spite of governments of Gujarat and Africa asking for the installation of Sardar Patel's shadow art at their respective places, Mr.Khan decided to place it under Madhya Pradesh administration. Khan's nail art has been mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of Records.

Khan was born on 10 March 1981, in a small village mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Khan had very humble beginnings and through hard work and perseverance had climbed the staircase of success. 20 years ago he used to drive tempo for a living and 20 years later he looks back to the events that had taught him life lessons. From sleeping on footpaths to selling clothes to being a rickshaw driver to being named in the Guinness books of world records life has taken a complete circle. He has a knack of learning and teaching what he has learned till this date, for all those who are in need or want some artistic knowledge he imparts his lessons. This makes him rooted and humble to give what he has received from the almighty and world.

In 1995, at the age of 14 he invented the world's smallest electric Iron. After this invention, he went on to invent a water theft device and a centralized touch-activated switch for household appliances. He also created a painting on canvas, which was apparently world's first 3D painting. He has also created a robot and then again, in 2003 he invented a Light sensor & Gear Locking.

Wajid Khan India owns a patent on nail art or nail painting, in which Iron nails are hammered into a hard acrylic sheet to create a pointillist-style image. In the year 2005 he completed his first nail painting of Mahatma Gandhi. It took him three years to finish it. He has also created Nail portraits of Mother Mary, Lord Jesus, Dhirubhai Ambani, Salman Khan, Raj Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Kaaba, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

Wajid Khan has developed his own skill in nail painting in which each Iron nail is placed very precisely at its place with a well calculated and well-executed plan. In 2005, he completed his first Iron nail painting of Mahatma Gandhi. It took him three years to finish it. Wajid Khan owns a patent on Iron nail art or Iron nail painting, in which Iron nails are hammered into a hard acrylic sheet to create a pointillist-style image. He has also created Iron Nail portraits of Mother Mary, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Dhirubhai Ambani, Raj Thackeray, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Rahul Gandhi, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Kaaba, Salman Khan, and Lord Jesus.

On 17 February 2014 an exhibition of Wajid Khan's nail portraits was held in Mumbai, which was attended by Bollywood personalities like Dalip Tahil, Ashmit Patel, Chahat Khanna, and Seema Chauhan.

In 2014, Khan created a sculpture from junk and automobile spare parts depicting a racing horse with its jockey. The creation is made using spare parts of different vehicles like Mercedes Benz, Hero Honda, Passion Plus bike. This is a culmination of metal art, unique art, and creative art as Khan uses all of these simultaneously to create his masterpieces.

Wajid India not only used his art as a medium to render happiness or express his emotions but he has also played a significant role in awakening the society. In 2014, he became a part of Save Girl Child campaign and with medical equipment, he created an artifact of an innocent crying girl. This depicts that a scissor which is used in stitching the wounds, and a stethoscope which is used to measure heartbeats, is often the reason for the death of an innocent. Wajid has fearlessly shown this reality with the help of medical equipment and has given a message to stop foeticide.

On 17 February 2014 an exhibition of Wajid Khan's Iron nail portraits was held in Mumbai, which was attended by Bollywood personalities like Dalip Tahil, Ashmit Patel, Chahat Khanna, and Seema Chauhan.

Reportedly, In April 2015, Wajid Khan was invited to interact with young artists in Automobile Art Festival, held in ITC Rajputana, Jaipur. He also took workshop for students. On 13 August 2016 Wajid Khan was invited by WittyFeed in an organized event named 'One Independence day'.

A day before World Environment Day in June 2016, Wajid Khan painted the dried street trees in Indore and spread message to save environment. Wajid Khan conducted workshops and taught spoon art to street children free of cost to make a living and earn their bread and butter.