| 1916 |
Jan 14 born at Faridpur, East Bengal (now in Bangladesh). |
| 1922-32 |
Sent to famous Hindu School, Calcutta. |
| 1930 |
Visited Santiniketan with professor Pramode Ranjan Pal (uncle) and met Nandalal Bose
in Kala Bhavan, both encouraged him to take fine arts as a career in life.
|
| 1933-39 |
Graduated from Government School of Art, Calcutta in first division
the 6 years Diploma in Fine Arts and won a scholarship. During the curriculum he became direct
student of the Principal Mukul Chandra Dey, Ramendranath Chakraborty, Basant Coomar Ganguli,
Pralhad Karmakar and Monindrabhusan Gupta.
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| 1940 |
Joined Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta for a 2 years Diploma in Indian Art where
he studied painting under Kshitindranath Majumdar and received guidance from Abanindranath Tagore,
Gaganendranath Tagore and Giridhari Mohapatra. Undertook decoration work of the pandal
and painted portraits of national leaders for the Hindu Mahasabha Session, Calcutta. Influenced
by the paintings of Ju Peon (from China) and Hamen Majumdar during their exhibitions held
in Calcutta.
|
| 1941 |
Took one year Art Appreciation Course of Calcutta University under
art historians Stella Kramrisch, Sarasi Kumar Saraswati, Niharranjan Ray
and Devi Prasad Ghosh.
|
| 1942-44 |
Worked as artist at the Ashutosh Museum of Indian Art, Calcutta
where he painted replica of life size frescos of Sigiria caves of Sri Lanka
and Padmapani Buddha of Horizinara temple of Japan.
|
| 1943 |
Served as an artist in the Geographical Society, Calcutta University, Calcutta.
|
| 1944-45 |
Worked as commercial artist with Metro Publicity, Ideal Publicity
and other British firms.
|
| 1945-48 |
During partition (India-Pakistan) served as instructor to set up the training center
in Ranaghat and Midnapore (West Bengal) rehabilitation camps. Here he painted several
landscapes and portraits in water color.
|
| 1949 |
Migrated to Gandhinagar refugee camp, Bhopal and served as toy instructor. First Bhopal
state chief commissioner Noel Banerjee (I.C.S) got impressed by his paintings and
bought several of them.
|
| 1950 |
At the insistence of Bhopal state chief commissioner Vishwanathan (I.C.S)
he was invited to join Government Model High School, Shahajenabad as first
drawing teacher. President Dr. Rajendra Prasad inaugurated his one man
show at Indore.
|
| 1951-54 |
Came in close association with Bhopal state chief commissioner Bhagwan Sahay
(I.C.S) and taught him to paint. During this period he continued to work with
him to paint landscapes and portraits.
|
| 1951 |
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee opened his solo painting exhibition at
Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh).
|
| 1952 |
Appointed drawing teacher at Jehangiria High School, Bhopal.
|
| 1954-56 |
By orders of Bhopal state chief minister Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
he started the art department at Government Basic Training College, Bhopal
and assumed the post of professor. Came in contact with Bhopal state chief commissioner
K.P.Bhargava (I.C.S) and tutored him in painting.
|
| 1956-61 |
Joined Government Postgraduate Basic Training College, Bhopal as lecturer in fine arts.
|
| 1959 |
The Indian Ambassador to Nepal Bhagwan Sahay invited him to Kathmandu to paint.
His solo painting exhibition was arranged by Press and Cultural attache of Indian
Embassy Dr.Shiv Mangal Singh 'Suman' with the paintings painted during his stay
in Nepal. The exhibition was opened by Prime Minister of Nepal B.P. Koirala. All
paintings were sold. Sherpa Tenzing Norkay sat for a portrait painted by him. A
solo painting exhibition organized in Pachmarhi was inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh
chief minister Dr.Kailash Nath Katju.
|
| 1961-77 |
By orders of Madhya Pradesh education minister Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma,
he started fine arts department at Government Maharani Laxmi Bai Girls
Postgraduate College, Bhopal and assumed the post of Head of department
where he taught hundreds of talented students. Remained chairman and member
of Board of studies of fine arts in Vikram University, Ujjain, Bhopal University, Bhopal
Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Indore University, Indore, M.P. Kala Parishad, M.P. Text
Book Corporation, Vishwavidyalayin Rachna Academy, Bhopal. Painted in oil, life size
paintings of Maharani Laxmi Bai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi and Kamla Nehru.
While in Bhopal he painted in watercolor and oil many landscapes of Idgah hills, old fort,
corner of lakes, dunes, terrain, mosques etc, still life and portraits.
|
| 1962 |
Delhi lieutenant - governor Bhagwan Sahay invited him to paint at
Delhi where he produced lot of watercolor paintings of garden view
and flowers.
|
| 1964 |
Simla lieutenant - governor Bhagawan Sahay asked him to come down
to Simla to paint the landscapes of Himalayas.
|
| 1965-71 |
Founder member and president Rhythm Art Society, Bhopal.
|
| 1974 |
Publication of landscapes in M.P. govt. calendar.
|
| 1977 |
Retired as Head of department of fine arts from Government M.L.B.
Girls' Postgraduate College, Bhopal.
|
| 1978 |
Invited to attend seminar-cum-workshop on 'Fundamentals of Arts'
by Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh (Madhya Pradesh).
|
| 1980 |
Visiting fellow of fine arts at Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya,
Khairagarh.
|
| 1982 |
M.P. chief minister Arjun Singh inaugurated the one man show of his
paintings at Lalit Kala Bhawan, Bhopal.
|
| 1995 |
Invited to participate in artistes' camp at Pachmarhi, organized by
North Central Cultural Center, Allahabad.
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| 2006 |
Sep 13 passed away in his home in Bhopal.
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