Odisha-based artist Mona Biswarupa Mohanty receives UAE’s Golden Visa

Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, is the most recent within the checklist of Indians who’ve obtained the UAE’s coveted ‘Golden Visa’ or long-term residence visa for 10 years.

According to a report in Khaleej Times, Mohanty is the primary Odia artist to obtain the UAE’s Golden Visa.“I am honoured to have received the Golden Visa. These milestones in life mean a lot. They reassure you that if you follow your heart and put heart and soul, gradually you will be rewarded in more ways than you can imagine,” Khaleej Times quoted Mohanty as saying.“Receiving the Golden visa has strengthened my belief in myself and if this can inspire other young artists, I’d consider that my biggest contribution. I listened to my heart and took this plunge and being rewarded for it tells me that when you follow your passion and give in your best, good things start happening to you,” she added.Mohanty, who has a diploma in advantageous arts from the School of Art and Crafts in Baripada, works as a self-employed artwork practitioner in Dubai the place she has been dwelling since 2007.Also Read: NRI businessman Vedanta Baruah turns into first Assamese to get UAE’s Golden VisaShe got here to Dubai as a lecturer for Manipal University in Dubai. For eight years, she labored within the style trade the place she designed abayas for a famend model. Later, she stop her day job to pursue a profession in portray.Mohanty maintains a advantageous catalog of her work on her Instagram account the place she has over 81,000 followers. “My creative consciousness took shape in childhood as I soaked in the natural beauty and vibrant culture of my birthplace, Odisha, in eastern India. My father is a poet and lyricist. His simple writing style inspired me a lot. I draw my inspiration from my roots and also the culture of all the places I have lived in. Nature, femininity and folk culture inspire me,” she instructed Khaleej Times.Ever for the reason that UAE authorities applied the Golden Visa system in 2019, many Indians have obtained its advantages. These visas are issued for 5 or 10 years and renewed routinely.The UAE’s Golden Visa permits foreigners to stay, work and research within the nation for a protracted interval with out the necessity of a nationwide sponsor and with 100 per cent possession of their companies there.Also Read: Two Kerala-based Ayurvedic medical doctors obtain UAE’s Golden Visa