About
Influential painter whose best-known works included "Bride and Two Companions" and "Dual Cats With One Crayfish." He rebelled against the Bengal School and the Western tradition of painting.
Before Fame
He studied at the Government School of Art in Calcutta beginning at age sixteen.
Trivia
He received the State Award of Padma Bhushan in 1955.
Family Life
He came from a wealthy family of landowners.
Associated With
He and actor Shashi Kapoor were both recipients of the Padma Bhushan honor.
