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			{{Short description\|Indian artistic movement (1943–1953)}}
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	The '''Calcutta Group''' was a group of [[modern art]]ists in [[India]], formed in 1943 in [[Kolkata]]. It has the distinction of being the first artistic movement of its kind in both Bengal and all of India. Though short-lived – the group disbanded in 1953 – the Calcutta Group was instrumental in the transformation of contemporary Indian art and brought this genre onto the world stage.		The '''Calcutta Group''' was a group of [[modern art]]ists in [[India]], formed in 1943 in [[Kolkata]]. It has the distinction of being the first artistic movement of its kind in both Bengal and all of India. Though short-lived – the group disbanded in 1953 – the Calcutta Group was instrumental in the transformation of contemporary Indian art and brought this genre onto the world stage.<ref>{{Cite journal \|journal=Open Library of Humanities Journal\|last=Nercam \|first=Nicolas \|title=Les Artistes du Groupe de Calcutta (1943–1953) : Entre Tradition Occidentale et Modernité Indienne \|language=fr \|url=https://olh.openlibhums.org/article/4608/galley/7721/download/ }}</ref>

	== Members ==		== Members ==
			[[File:The Calcutta Group.jpg\|thumb\|The Calcutta Group]]

	=== Core ~~Members~~ (1943) ===		=== Core members (1943) ===

	* [[~~Tagore family\|~~Subho Tagore]]		* [[Subho Tagore]]
	* [[Nirode Mazumdar]]		* [[Nirode Mazumdar]]
	* [[Rathin ~~Moitra~~]]		* [[Rathin Maitra]]
	* [[Prankrishna Pal]]		* [[Prankrishna Pal]]
	* [[Gopal Ghose\|Gopal Ghosh]]		* [[Gopal Ghose\|Gopal Ghosh]]
			* [[Rabin Mondal]]
	* [[Paritosh Sen]]		* [[Paritosh Sen]]
	* [[~~Pradosh Das Gupta~~]]		* [[Prodosh Dasgupta]]
	* [[Kamala Das Gupta]]		* [[Kamala Das Gupta]]

	=== Additional ~~Members~~ ===		=== Additional members ===

	* [[Abani Sen]] (1947)		* [[Abani Sen]] (1947)
			* [[Rathin Mitra]] (1949)
	* [[Gobardhan Ash]] (1950)		* [[Gobardhan Ash]] (1950)
	* [[Sunil Madhav Sen]] (1952)		* [[Sunil Madhav Sen]] (1952)
	* [[Hemant Mishra\|Hemant Misra]] (~~1953~~)		* [[Hemant Mishra\|Hemant Misra]] (1950)

	== Formation ==		== Formation ==
	~~Subho Tagore, nephew of~~ [[~~Abanindranath Tagore~~]] and ~~Grand-nephew of~~ [[~~Rabindranath~~ Tagore]]~~, was a budding artist who studied art at~~ the ~~[[Government College~~ of ~~Art & Craft]]~~. ~~After traveling~~ to ~~London for a few years in order to hone his artistic skills, he moved back to India with~~ the ~~idea~~ of ~~creating a~~ group ~~for plastic artists~~. ~~Along with~~ fellow painters Nirode Mazumdar~~, Rathin Maitra~~, Prankrishna Pal and Gopal Ghosh~~, he formally created the Calcutta Group in 1943~~. Later that year, another painter, Paritosh Sen, along with sculptors Pradosh Das Gupta, Kamala Das Gupta joined the society. These eight members were known as the organization's core, as well as the driving force behind it. Over the years, other artists joined the group as well including Abani Sen in 1947, Gobardhan Ash in 1950, Sunil Madhav Sen in 1952, and Hemanta Mistra in 1953.		[[Rathin Maitra]] and [[Subho Tagore]] initiated the formation of the group in 1943.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Letter From Shubho Tagore To Rathin Maitra - The Beginnings Of The Calcutta Group \|url=https://prinseps.com/research/letter-from-shubho-tagore-to-rathin-maitra-the-beginnings-of-the-calcutta-group/ \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Formation Of The Calcutta Group - Anushtup Archives \|url=https://prinseps.com/research/formation-of-the-calcutta-group-anushtup-archives/ \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Calcutta Group Formation - Notes From Shanu Lahiri's Book \|url=https://prinseps.com/research/calcutta-group-formation-notes-from-shanu-lahiris-book/ \|language=en-US}}</ref> The group initially included fellow painters Nirode Mazumdar, Prankrishna Pal and Gopal Ghosh. Later that year, another painter, Paritosh Sen, along with sculptors Pradosh Das Gupta, Kamala Das Gupta joined the society. These eight members were known as the organization's core, as well as the driving force behind it. Over the years, other artists joined the group as well including Abani Sen in 1947, Rathin Mitra <ref>* {{Cite web \|title=Rathin Mitra (not to be confused with Rathin Maitra)\|url=https://www.rathinmitraartist.com/about.html}}</ref> in 1949, Gobardhan Ash in 1950, Sunil Madhav Sen in 1952, and Hemanta Mistra in 1953.

	== Philosophy ==		== Philosophy ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[~~http~~://~~www.saffronart~~.com/~~sitepages~~/calcutta~~.aspx~~ Article on Calcutta Group ~~by Saffronart~~]		*[https://prinseps.com/research/tag/calcutta-group/ Article on Calcutta Group]
	* [https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~67HDX9KnG?url=~~http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060505/asp/atleisure/story_6183191.asp ''Hilarious treatment of protagonists'' (exhibition by Paritosh Sen), The Telegraph, 5 May 2006]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225074003/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060505/asp/atleisure/story_6183191.asp ''Hilarious treatment of protagonists'' (exhibition by Paritosh Sen), The Telegraph, 5 May 2006]

	{{~~Modernism~~}}		==See also==
			* [[Baroda Group]]
			* [[Bombay Progressive Artists' Group]]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Indian artist groups and collectives]]		[[Category:Indian artist groups and collectives]]
	[[Category:~~History of~~ Kolkata]]		[[Category:20th century in Kolkata]]
			[[Category:1940s in India]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
The '''Calcutta Group''' was a group of [[modern art]]ists in [[India]], formed in 1943 in [[Kolkata]]. It has the distinction of being the first artistic movement of its kind in both Bengal and all of India. Though short-lived – the group disbanded in 1953 – the Calcutta Group was instrumental in the transformation of contemporary Indian art and brought this genre onto the world stage.

== Members ==

=== Core Members (1943) ===

* [[Tagore family|Subho Tagore]]
* [[Nirode Mazumdar]]
* [[Rathin Moitra]]
* [[Prankrishna Pal]]
* [[Gopal Ghose|Gopal Ghosh]]
* [[Paritosh Sen]]
* [[Pradosh Das Gupta]]
* [[Kamala Das Gupta]]

=== Additional Members ===

* [[Abani Sen]] (1947)
* [[Gobardhan Ash]] (1950)
* [[Sunil Madhav Sen]] (1952)
* [[Hemant Mishra|Hemant Misra]] (1953)

== Formation ==
Subho Tagore, nephew of [[Abanindranath Tagore]] and Grand-nephew of [[Rabindranath Tagore]], was a budding artist who studied art at the [[Government College of Art & Craft]]. After traveling to London for a few years in order to hone his artistic skills, he moved back to India with the idea of creating a group for plastic artists. Along with fellow painters Nirode Mazumdar, Rathin Maitra, Prankrishna Pal and Gopal Ghosh, he formally created the Calcutta Group in 1943. Later that year, another painter, Paritosh Sen, along with sculptors Pradosh Das Gupta, Kamala Das Gupta joined the society. These eight members were known as the organization's core, as well as the driving force behind it. Over the years, other artists joined the group as well including Abani Sen in 1947, Gobardhan Ash in 1950, Sunil Madhav Sen in 1952, and Hemanta Mistra in 1953.

== Philosophy ==
During this period of time, Bengal - a state in India, home to many of the group's members - had been facing many tragedies including wars, famines, massacres, and even the partition of the country. Stemming from these events, the members of the Calcutta Group focused not on aesthetic, but on the social and political realities of the state and nation at the time. Many of the group's members were actually sympathetic towards the Communist Party that was making its way through India and some were even militants themselves. The group's manifesto was a synthesis of all of these ideas that stressed two main points: renouncement of religion in art and creation of opportunities for Indian art to modernize. The first idea was meant to remove the evils of demagoguery and elitism and produce works that focused on the population as a whole. However, the dismissal of works based n Hindu mythology came across as anti-religious and even atheist and therefore shocked many, leading to the moniker "Artistic Scandal".

==Sources==
* Partha Mitter, ''Indian Art (Oxford History of Art)'', Oxford University Press (2001), {{ISBN|0-19-284221-8}} - page 193
* Krishna Dutta, ''Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination)'', Interlink (2003), {{ISBN|1-56656-488-3}} - page 233
* Nercam Nicolas, "Le clan des Tagore, de l'École du Bengale au Groupe de Calcutta" ''Arts asiatiques (''tome 60, 2005) - page 16
* Rebecca M. Brown, ''Art For a Modern India, 1947-1980'', Duke University Press (2009), {{ISBN|978-0-8223-4375-2}} - page 14

==External links==
*[http://www.saffronart.com/sitepages/calcutta.aspx Article on Calcutta Group by Saffronart]
* [https://www.webcitation.org/67HDX9KnG?url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060505/asp/atleisure/story_6183191.asp ''Hilarious treatment of protagonists'' (exhibition by Paritosh Sen), The Telegraph, 5 May 2006]

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[[Category:History of Kolkata]]

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