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

Odisha-based artist Mona Biswarupa Mohanty has received the UAE's coveted 'Golden Visa'. The Golden Visa is granted to people in the fields of arts, creative industries, literature and culture, heritage history and cognitive studies.

Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, is the latest in the list of Indians who have received the UAE's coveted 'Golden Visa' or long-term residence visa for 10 years. According to a report in Khaleej Times, Mohanty is the first Odia artist to receive the UAE's Golden Visa.