| Name(s) |
BHABESH CHANDRA SANYAL |
| Date of
Birth |
April 22, 1901 - Dhubri, Assam, India |
| Date of
Death |
August 09, 2003 |
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Identity |
Indian Painter, Sculptor, and Art Teacher.
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Other Events &
Developments |
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He is considered to have ushered in the era of modernism in
Indian art.
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A painter, a sculptor and a teacher of art to three generations of
artists, he lived through the different partitions that India went
through in 1905, 1947 and 1971.
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This was also the time when art in India experienced several
developments, he playing an important role in bringing about these
developments.
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He shifted base to Delhi from Assam after India's
independence and remained in the Indian capital for the rest of his
life.
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