Introduction
- Date of Birth
- 15 Jun 1899
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
- Date of Death
- 15 Oct 1975
- Age
- 76
- Place of Birth
- Tajhat, Rangpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
- Place of Death
- Calcutta
- State Country of Birth
- Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
1920
- Khelat Chandra Institution, North Kolkata, India
- Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, India (under the tutelage of Abanindranath Tagore)
- Learnt Life Drawing and Portraiture under Signor Boiess
- Learnt Modelling in the studio of Hiranmoy Roy Chowdhury
1928
- Vice-Principal, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, India
1929
- First Principal of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, India. Before he took over, there were only idol making craftsmen engaged in making artifacts with traditional designs for the foreign rulers.
1929 – 1957
1953
- Nominated as the First Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
- First modern artist of Bengal to work on bronze. His monumental sculptures include Triumph of Labour, New Delhi, Shahid Smriti, Bihar, Temple Entry Proclamation, Trivandrum and Gandhiji's Dandi Obhijan, Kolkata, India
1955
- President and Director, UNESCO Art Seminar, Tokyo, Japan
1956
- President, Nikhil Bharat Bangiya Sahitya Sammilani, Chennai, India
1962
- Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
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- ArchivedExhibitionProject 79All Living SoulsExpressed in Modern & Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts | Curated by Neville Tuli6th - 11th May 202610:30am - 7:30pmVisual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
- ArchivedOpening PreviewProject 78All Living SoulsExpressed in Modern & Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts | Curated by Neville Tuli5th May 20266:00pm - 9:00pmVisual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
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