Jogen Chowdhury, An Artistic Icon (Credits: Instagram)
\n\nThe world of Indian art is sitting at a loss today as one of its most distinctive voices has found a way to heaven. Jogen Chowdhury, the celebrated painter, Padma Bhushan awardee and former Rajya Sabha MP, died in Kolkata on October 25, 2026, at the age of 87, following a prolonged illness. He had been battling a rare form of blood cancer and was undergoing treatment, according to reports.
\n\nBut who was Jogen Chowdhury, what was his contribution to Indian art and what made it so significant? Born on February 16, 1939, in Faridpur, then part of undivided India and now in Bangladesh, Chowdhury moved to Kolkata with his family during the Partition. It was this experience of displacement, along with his observations of ordinary people and their struggles, that would later find expression in his art.
\n\nChowdhury studied at the Government College of Art and Craft in Kolkata between 1955 and 1960. The passion for his art then took him to Paris, where he received a French government scholarship and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts from 1965 to 1967. This exposure to European modernism helped shape his artistic…
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