Nandalal Bose

Nandalal Bose (bengali: নন্দলাল বসু) (December 3,1883 - April 16, 1966) was a noted Indian painter. The paintings of Nandalal Bose are considered among India's best modern paintings by many critics. Influenced by the Tagore family and the murals of Ajanta, his classic works include paintings of scenes from Indian mythologies, women, and village life. Nandalal became principal of the Kala Bhavan (Art Department) at Santiniketan in 1922.

Honours and awards

Bose's genius and his original style were recognized by famous artists and art critics like Gaganendranath Tagore, Ananda Coomaraswamy and O.C.Ganguli. These lovers of art felt that objective criticism was necessary for the development of painting and founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art. Nandalal Bose was awarded a prize of Rs. 500 at the first art exhibition organized by it in 1908 CE for his painting Shiva-Sati. In 1956 CE, he became the second artist to be elected Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art. Several universities conferred honorary Doctorates on him. Visvabharati University honored him by conferring on him the title of 'Deshikottama'. The Government of India confers awards like Padma Shree, Padmabhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, on those who have rendered meritorious services to the country. Jawaharlal Nehru requested Nandalal Bose to prepare the emblems for these awards. In 1954 CE, Nandalal Bose himself received the award of 'Padma Bibhushan'. The Academy of Fine Arts in Calcutta honored Nandalal with the Silver Jubilee Medal. The Tagore Birth Centenary Medal was awarded to Nandalal Bose in 1965 CE by the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

Students

Some of his illustrious students are Pratima Thakur, Benode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar Baiz, and Sabita Thakur.

External Links

• Biography (Calcuttaweb.com)