Yogita Dinesh Moje

Mrs. Yogita Dinesh Moje - Gond Painting Artist Mrs. Yogita Dinesh Moje, born 4th January 1986 in Girola village, Dist. Gondia, Maharashtra, is a Gond painting artist and farmer from Kuwlewada, Tal. Goregaon. She is 12th pass with an Agriculture Diploma. Inspired by her father’s bell metal work and family struggles, Yogita became self-reliant and chose to create work for women. A tribal art exhibition showed her the value of Gond art. She decided to take this traditional wall art to paper and canvas to preserve tribal culture. She is known for vibrant Gond paintings of nature, tribal life, and folklore with detailed patterns and bold colors. Alongside art, she farms. She lives with her mother, two brothers, and two daughters. Her father passed away in 2022. At her first exhibition, paintings worth ₹25,000 were stolen from Nagpur Railway Station before Diwali. That setback made her stronger. Yogita has earned state and national recognition. In 2017 she was honored at Mulana Mahotsav by CEO Raja Dayanidhi and at Mahalaxmi Saras by Kailash Kher. She received awards from Women & Child Development Dept, Chandrapur in 2018, Utkarsa Foundation & NABARD in 2019, and a certificate at NABARD Fair, Kolkata in 2020. In 2023 she received the Ahilyabai Holkar Award, felicitation by Youth Foundation with IPS Vilas Nagare Patil & Collector Chinmay Gotmare, certificate from CEO Polo Shillong, trophy at G20 Summit Nagpur by Dy. CM Devendra Fadnavis, honor on National Handloom Day by Kanchan Gadkari, and District Pride Karmaraj Award. In 2024 she won ₹18,00,000 on TV9 Marathi’s 'Bekarari Maza Prashna Maza' with SBI Foundation & UMED. In 2025 she was honored by Shyamrao Babu Kapgate Smriti Pratishthan. Her proudest work is an 80x9 ft fresco on “Water, Forest, Land” at the new Parliament building in Delhi. Through her art, Yogita sustains her family, empowers rural women, and keeps Gond heritage alive.