Syed Haider Raza (born 1922), is the 2013 Padma Vibhushan awardee. He was born in Babaria, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), studied at the Nagpur School of Art and later...
Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) was a famous Indian painter, born in Goa. He was the first Indian artist to receive recognition in the west. He attended Sir J.J....
In 1867, EB Havel was appointed the Principal of the Art College at Calcutta. He, as we discussed above, gave greater importance to the art traditions of this...
Beside the Calcutta Group, Bombay there was another group called the Young Turks, among whom P. T. Reddy was the prominent member. The Young Turks encouraged by Charles...
Progressive Artists’ Group, Bombay was established Francis Newton Souza, first post-independence Indian artist to achieve high recognition in the West. It’s early members were S. H. Raza. M....
The Calcutta Group was the first group of modern artists in India, formed in 1943 in Kolkata. It was the first progressive amalgam of artists before independence, in...
Ramkinker Baij (1906-1980), was a powerful modern painter and sculptor, best known for his magnum opus “Santhal Family” sculpture. Born in the Bankura District of West Bengal, Baij...
Jamini Roy was born in 1887 Beliatore, Bankura District (Bengal) .He was one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore. He studied at the Government School of...
AK Haldar (1890–1964) was an relative and one of the lieutenants of Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. His father as well as grand father was painter. Haldar became the...
Gaganendranath Tagore was a great-grandson of Dwarkanath Tagore, a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore and elder brother of Abinandranath Tagore. Like other Tagores, he was also involved in painting,...
