BEGINNINGS
Born in Chittagong, now in Bangladesh. 1979 Member,
Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta. 1979 Elected
Member of the General Council, Lalit Kala Akademi, as
an eminent Artist, New Delhi. 2006 Died in Shantiniketan.
EDUCATION
- Initially studied Science for Bachelors Degree
for sometime.
- 1957 Diploma in Fine Arts, Govt. College of Art
and Craft, Calcutta.
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EXHIBITIONS
- 1956, 57, 58, 61, 68 Exhb in Calcutta.
- Contemporary Indian Art, USSR, Romania, Hungary,
Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria.
- 1960 Lugano International Graphics Biennale, Switzerland.
- 1960, 63, 65, 67 Exhb. in New Delhi.
- 1962 Tokyo Prints Biennale, Tokyo.
- 1962 Venice Biennale, Italy.
- 1963 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.
- 1966 International Association of Plastic Artists
Exhb., Tokyo and Calcutta.
- 1968 1st Triennale of World Art, Lalit Kala Akademi,
New Delhi.
- 1968 Warsaw Biennale of Graphic Arts, Poland.
- 1991 National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National
Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- 1993 Wounds, organized by CIMA Art Gallery, Calcutta
and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- 1996 Contemporary Indian Paintings from the Chester
and Davida Hertwitz Collection Part II, USA.
- 2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery,
World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery,
New Delhi.
- 2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery,
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai a
COLLECTION
- Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
- Bahai Museum, Bahai.
- Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
- Various Private Collections in India and abroad.
AWARDS
- 1960 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- 1962 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- 1963 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1954-58 Lecturer, Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship,
Calcutta. 1958-67 Senior Lecturer and Head of Graphic
Arts Faculty, Delhi Polytecnic of Art, New Delhi. 1958-67
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Fine Art, Maharaja Sayajirao
University, Baroda and Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. 1966
Visiting Professor in Graphic Arts Faculty, Faculty
of Fine Art, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
Since 1969 Head, Graphic Arts Deptt., Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.
1968-69 Visiting Professor, Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan.
1984 Professor Emeritus, Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan.
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