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	\|name=Devdas Chakraborty		\|name=Devdas Chakraborty
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	\|death_place=Dhaka, Bangladesh		\|death_place=Dhaka, Bangladesh
	\|spouse=Saleha		\|spouse=Saleha
			\|children=2
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	==Works==		==Works==

	Chakraborty began painting in oil and watercolor mediums. His initial works were figurative, and then in semi-abstracted and abstract. He later switched his interest to drawing and subsequently in printmaking.<ref name=public/>		Chakraborty began painting in oil and watercolor mediums. His initial works were figurative, and then in semi-abstracted and abstract. He later switched his interest to drawing and subsequently in printmaking.<ref name=public/>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Chakraborty ~~was~~ married to Saleha~~. Together they~~ had two sons, ~~Gautam~~ and Rousseau.<ref name=prince/>		Chakraborty believed strongly in religious harmony and [[Bengali nationalism]], expressed in his [[Bangladesh Liberation War\|Liberation War]] poster that read: "[[Hindus]] of Bengal, [[Muslims]] of Bengal, [[Buddhism\|Buddhists]] of Bengal, [[Christians]] of Bengal, we are all Bangali."<ref name=prince/><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Debdas Chakraborty: Painting for a non-communal country \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/234212/debdas-chakraborty-painting-for-a-non-communal \|access-date=2025-08-09 \|website=Dhaka Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

			He married Saleha, with whom he had two sons, Gautom and Rousseau. She died of cancer in the late 1970s while Chakraborty was on a scholarship in [[Poland]].<ref name=prince/>

			He died on 4 February 2008 in Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2008-02-06 \|title=Artist Debdas Chakraborty passes away \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-22218 \|access-date=2025-08-09 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1990)		* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1990)
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	[[Category:University of Chittagong ~~faculty~~]]		[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Chittagong]]
	[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]		[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]


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{{infobox person
|name=Devdas Chakraborty
|birth_date=1933
|birth_place=[[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
|death_date={{death date and age|2008|2|4|1933}}
|death_place=Dhaka, Bangladesh
|spouse=Saleha
}}

'''Devdas Chakraborty''' ({{circa|1933}} – February 4, 2008) was a Bangladeshi artist. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] for his contribution to fine arts in 1990.<ref name=public>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-22962|title=Public tribute to artist Devdas Chakraborty|date=February 12, 2008 |accessdate=June 6, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>

==Career==
Chakraborty joined as a faculty member of the Department of Fine Arts at the [[University of Chittagong]] in 1973.<ref name=prince>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/02/05/remembrance.htm|title=Debuda-The Fairy Tale Prince|author=Abdul Mannan|date=February 29, 2008|accessdate=June 6, 2016| newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> After the death of his wife, he left his position at the university.<ref name=prince/>

==Works==

Chakraborty began painting in oil and watercolor mediums. His initial works were figurative, and then in semi-abstracted and abstract. He later switched his interest to drawing and subsequently in printmaking.<ref name=public/>

==Personal life==
Chakraborty was married to Saleha. Together they had two sons, Gautam and Rousseau.<ref name=prince/>

==Awards==
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1990)

==References==
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