Nandalal Bose

Nandalal Bose

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Nandalal Bose Profile

  • Name:
  • Nandalal Bose
  • Born:
  • December 3, 1882
  • Died:
  • April 16, 1966
  • Father:
  • Purnachandra Bose
  • Mother:
  • Kshetramonidevi

Nandalal Bose Biography

Nandalal Bose was a famous painter of 20th century. He was a disciple of famous painter, Abanindranath Tagore of Bengal school of art and known for his "Indian style" of painting. He has served as the principal of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1922 and was deeply influenced by Tagore family. Art critics regard his works among India's most important modern paintings.

 

Nandalal was born on 3 December 1882 in a Bengal family in Bihar to Purnachandra Bose and Kshetramonidevi. His mother who had a skill in improvising toys and dolls influenced young Nandalal from childhood days a lot. Thus Nandalal too started modelling images and decorating Puja pandals. In 1897, he joined Central Collegiate School, Kolkata for higher studies. In June 1903 he married Sudhiradevi, the daughter of a family friend. Though he was interested in art and wanted to do further studies, his family was against his wish to pursue a career in art. In 1905, he joined Presidency collge to study commerce. He did so, as he didn’t qualify for promotion in his classes. Again, he couldn’t concentrate on his studies and resulted in continuous failures and family granted his to go for further studies in art. Thus he joined Kolkata’s School of Art.

 

Bose was deeply influenced by the murals of the Ajanta Caves and very soon became a part of an international circle of artists and writers, who strived the revival of Indian culture. His black and white portrait of Mahatma Gandhi following Salt Satyagraha of 1930 made him a popular artist. His distinct style and talent were appreciated by art critics like Gaganendranath Tagore and Ananda Coomaraswamy. He became principal of the Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan in 1922. He sketched the emblems for the Government of India’s awards, including the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Shri, as asked by Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1976, the Archaeological Survey of India declared his works as "not being antiquities" and listed among 9 artists belonging to this category. Today, the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi holds 7000 of his works

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Updated: January 08, 2014

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