| Names |
Bikash
Bhattacharjee |
| Date of
Birth |
June 21, 1940
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Date of
Death |
December 18, 2006 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Painter, Teacher
|
| Developments / Events |
- A renowned Indian painter known for his
spectacular depiction of reality as well as
surrealism.
- He worked as a teacher for more than a decade.
- His paintings reflected the life of average middle-class
Bengali - their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and
corruption, and even the violence.
|
| Awards &
Accolades |
- Academy of Fine Arts Award, Calcutta (1962)
- National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New
Delhi (1971)
- Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta, National
Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1972)
- Banga Ratna (1987)
- Padma Shri (1988)
- Shiromani Purashkar (1989)
- Nivedita Purashkar, Ramkrishna Vivekananda Ashram (1990)
- Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (2003)
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