Lokesh Verma

Lokesh Verma is an Indian tattoo artist.[1] He is best known for pioneering soundwave tattoos in India.[2][3][4] He is one of the founders of Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival.[5][6][7]

Lokesh Verma
NationalityIndia
EducationSri Aurobindo College (B.Comm)
OccupationTattoo artist
Websitewww.tattoosnewdelhi.com

Background and career

He started practicing tattooing in 2003 while pursuing his MBA during which he also worked at the local McDonalds by day and as a disc jockey by night in order to save money to purchase his first equipments.[1][8][9] In 2011, he tattooed world record attempt recognized by Guinness World Records for the most number of flags to be tattooed on human body held by Guinness Rishi.[10][11] He is one of the founders of the annual Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival.[12][13] He is the owner of Devilz Tattooz, India.[14][15][16]

References
  1. "The human body is my canvas: Lokesh Verma, Tattoo practitioner". The Economic Times. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. "Soundwave tattoos: Scan it, hear it". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "New wave of tattoos". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "This Valentine's Day, try and express your love with a permanent tattoo". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. Bhandari, Kavi (2018-12-01). "Festival of ink". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. Mukherjee, Debdeep (December 2, 2018). "Tattoo's cool, say these youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. "Of tattoos, music and major hip-hop vibes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. "Tattoo artist Lokesh Verma's success story will leave you inspired". The Asian Age. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. "Delhi's Tattoo Artist Lokesh Verma Becomes The First Asian To Teach In An Italian Tattoo University". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. "70-year-old man has 305 country flag tattoos". News18. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. "This man is a walking atlas". Deccan Herald. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  12. Swain, Kasturi (2018-12-03). "Shedding its image of a passing fad, tattoo art emerges as symbol of syncretism". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  13. "Tattoos aren't about cults anymore". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  14. "Tapsee Pannu and Swara Bhaskar's tattoo artist explains how musical barcodes are the next inking trend". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  15. "Fuchcha's get inked: Making a statement with tattoo and piercing in the new session". Hindustan Times. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  16. "Tatoo: Flaunt it but watch out - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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