An eminent artist and painter, Nandalal Biswas born on December 3, 1882 at Kharagpur. Purnachandra Bose was his father and Kshetramani Devi, mother. Nandalal passed the Entrance Exam in 1902 and was admitted to the Govt. Art School, Calcutta in 1905. Then in 1909, he came in close contact with Rabindranath at Shantiniketan. He started teaching at the Kala Bhavan, the Art Department of Visva Bharati in 1919 and later in 1922 became itsitAdhyaksha. He ultimately retired from it in 1951. His paintings like 'Sati mounting the pyre', 'Krishna and Arjuna', 'Veena Player', 'illustrated 'Sahaj-Path' of Tagore are some of his outstanding artistic creations. Honours were showed upon him. He got the Degree of D. Litt from the Beneras Hindu University in 1950 and from the Calcutta University in 1957. He was awarded 'Desikottom' from Visva Bharati University in 1950 and elected Fellow of Lalit Kala Academy in 1956. Nandalal breadth his last on 16th April, 1966. His death created a vacuum in the world of art and painting in India.
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