Ramananda Bandyopadhyay (born 1936) is an Indian artist. He is regarded as Bengal's most revered artist who continues to work in the style of the Bengal School. He draws inspiration from folklore, ancient Indian epics, the everyday life of the rural folk and the landscape around him.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Ramananda Bandyopadhyay was born in 1936 in Birbhum, West Bengal, India.[1] In 1953 he was admitted to Kala Bhavan, where he obtained a diploma in Fine arts under the tutelage of Nandalal Bose. Ramananda Bandyopadhyay came to view drawing as an independent art form, with the same status of an oil or watercolour painting.
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1959 and 1960 he worked in Phuliya Polytechnic as an art teacher. Between 1960 and 1975 he worked as the Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia. He served as the Director, Museum and Art Gallery, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata from 1975 to 1996.
Works[edit | edit source]
Author Vinayak Pasricha wrote RAMANANDA: The Lyrical Modern about Bandyopadhyay and his art.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ramananda Bandyopadhyay". Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Vinayak Pasricha launches the first volume of his book on artist Ramananda Bandyopadhyay". Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.