Badri Nath ARYA ( b. 1936 ) Arya was born in Peshawar in the North West frontier Province . He initially experimented with photography and it was this that inspired him to paint . He trained at Goverment College of Art and Craft , Lucknow 1952 - 1956 , where he was influenced by his senior , C.D.Sharma , who was the main source of inspiration behind his progression into wash painting , a technique , which Arya perfected . His style remained true to it's Indian roots , free from the prevelent influences of the west . Arya has recieved numerous awards and his work features in the permanent collections of several Museums including the national Gallery of Modern Art , Nw Delhi and Chandigarh Museum. Laxman SHRESHTHA ( b.1939 ) Born in Siraha , a village in Nepal , Shreshtha trained at the Sir J.J.School of Art in Mumbai 1957-1962 , Echole nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts , Paris on a French Goverment scholarship Academie de la grande Chaumiere , Paris , Atalier 17 under professor hayter and the Centrel School of Art and Craft , London . Apart from numerous exhibitions in India , he has also shown in Kathmandu (1964,67,69) , Maison des Beaux Arts , Paris (1966) , I Triennale , New Delhi (1968) , Raleigh , U.S.A(1979) , Germany (1980) , Kenya (1987) . Laxman PAI ( b. 1926 ) Born in Margao , Goa , Laxman Pai recieved his training at Sir J.J school of Art , Mumbai , where he was a teacher from 1947 till 1951 . He has held numerous solo exhibitions in India and internationally , including a retrospectiveat the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1989 . His works is in the permanent collections of the Ntional Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , Berlin Museum , Musee de Art Moderne , Paris and the Madras Museum . Anjolie Ela MENON ( b. 1940 ) Born at Burnpur in West Bengal , Anjolie Ela Menon spent a short time at Sir J.J school of Art , Mumbai , before going on to Delhi University , where she obtained a degree in English Literature . After holding exhibitions in Mumbai in the late 1950's , she won a French Goverment Scholarship to the Echole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris . She travelled extensively in Europe and West Asia , studying Romanesque and Byzantine art before returning to India .Since then she has lived and worked in England , U.S. , Germany and Russia . Anjolie Ela Menon has held over thirty solo exhibitions , including a retrospective in 1988 and participated in several international group shows , including the Biennales of sao Paolo , Brazil and Algiers . She has also served on the Advisory Committee of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi . Ganesh PYNE ( b.1937 ) Born in Calcutta , Ganesh Pyne studied at the Goverment College of Art and Craft from where he recieved his diploma in 1959 . He experimented with various media before settling for a self innovated form or tempra , whilst still using pen and ink and watercolour . Pyne has participated in various exhibitions including the I and II Triennales , New Delhi (1968,1971) , the Paris Biennale (1970) and many others in both Europe in Asia . He was the recipient of tne Calcutta Art Society Award (1973) , and the Shiromoni Puraskar (1985) . Pyne's work is to be found in the permanent collections of many National and International Museums , including National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Birla Academy of Fine Art , Calcutta , the Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi and in many private and public collections . B. PRABHA ( b. 1933 ) Prabha obtained her training from Nagpur School and Sir J.J school of Art , Mumbai . She has held more than 40 solo exhibitions since 1956 both in India and Abroad . she was awarded the first prize of the Maharashtra State Art Exhibition in 1958 and her work is in the collections of National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi and in the Ewing Krainin Gallery , Waikiki . K . Laxma GOUD ( b. 1940 ) Born in Nizampur , Andhra Pradesh , Goud studied at the the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad and at the M.S.University , Baroda where he was a student of K.G.Subramanayan . Following on from his first solo show in 1965 in hyderabad , Goud has exhibited widely both in and outside India , including Ansdeell Gallery , London (1973) , Hamburg , Germany (1975 & 1976 ) , Sao Paolo Biennale , Brazil (1977) , Royal Academy , London (1982) , grey Art Gallery , New York (1985) and Festival of India , geneva (1987) . Goud's work is in many permanent collections including the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Salajung Museum , Hyderabad and the Glenbarra Museum , Japan . Laxman Goud work is predominantly figurative using pen , pencil , crayon and watercolour . Bikas BHATTACHARJEE ( b. 1940 ) Born and raised in Calcutta , he studied at the Goverment College of Art & Craft , where he later taught from 1968 to 1973 . His first one - man show was held in Calcutta in 1965 since when he has others in New Delhi , Banglore and Mumbai and he has participated in many group exhibitions both in India and abroad , including the IV Triennial in Paris ( 1969 ) ,Contemporary Indian Art , Royal Academy , London ( 1982 ) , Grey Art Gallery , New York ( 1985 ) and at the international Tiennials in New Delhi ( 1968 , 1971 , 1975 and 1982 ) . His work is to be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , Chandigarh Museum and Bharat Bhavan , Bhopal . Bhattacharjee was awarded the National Award in 1971 and 1972 and he recieved the Padam Shri in 1988 . Nikhil BISWAS ( 1930 - 1966 ) Nikhil Biswas was born and brought up in Calcutta and recieved his diploma in Fine Arts from the Goverment College of Art and Craft . He held his first one - man show in Calcutta in 1953 and became a founder of the Calcutta Group of Painters and the society of Contemporary Artists , Calcutta . His work is in the permanent collections of the Academy of Fine Arts , Calcutta and the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi . Arun BOSE ( b. 1934 ) Born in Dacca , now Bangladesh , Arun Bose recieved his training at the Goverment College of Art & Craft , Calcutta and also at the Ecole Superieur des Beaux Arts , Paris . He was also awarded a rockefeller Scholarship to the U.S.A . Bose has held solo exhibitions in Calcutta , Chile and New York and his work can be found in the Academy of Fine Arts , Calcutta and the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi . Avinash CHANDRA ( 1931 - 1991 ) Born in Simla , Chandra studied painting at the Delhi Polytechnic , where in 1953 he joined the staff for three years . He held his first one - man show in India in 1951 and in 1956 he moved to London and exhibited in Belfast , London , Paris , Amsterdam , Zurich , Copenhagen , Stockholm and in several other cities in the U.K. . in 1964 he became the first Indian artist to exhibit at the Documenta in Kassel , Germany . As well as exhibiting at the Hayward Gallery , London , his works were also shown in USA , Canada and Isreal . His paintings are included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Tate Gallery , London , Victoria 7 Albert Museum , London , Musee d'Art Moderne , Paris , Museum of Modern Art , Berlin and at New York University . Sanat Kumar CHATTERJEE ( b. 1935 ) Born in Lucknow recieved his training at the Goverment College of Arts and Crafts , Lucknow . He also recieved a musical degree from Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Allahabad and composed nearly a thousand songs , besides being a talented poet . As as artist he has won numerous awards and is noe head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Goverment College of Arts & Music , Simla . He has also earned a place in the Guiness Book of records for the largest painting , being a long scroll depicting the evolution of India's cultural history . Jogen CHOWDHURY ( b. 1939 ) The artist and poet , Jogen Chowdhury was born at Faridpur in Bengal and studied at the Goverment College of Art & Craft , Calcutta . He won a French Goverment Scholarship to the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux Art , Paris . In 1966 he was the recipient of the Prix de France de la Jeune Peinture as well as the Havana Biennale Award . Chowdhury returned to India in 1970 and in 1972 was appointed Curator of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi . He has exhibited widely both in India and abroad , including II , III , IV Triennales , New Delhi (1972 , 1975 , 1978 ) , Sao Paolo Biennale , Brazil ( 1979 ) , Fukuoka Museum , Japan ( 1980 ) , Royal Academy , London ( 1982 ) , Hirschorn Museum , Washington D.C. ( 1982 ) , Festival of India , France ( 1985 ) , II Havana Biennale , Cuba ( 1986 ) , Olympiad of Art , Soeul ( 1988 ) , and Festival of India , Geneva ( 1989 ) . His work is in many major collections , including those of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Victoria & Albert Museum , London and the glenbarra Museum , Japan . Dharamanarayan DASGUPTA ( 1939 - 1997 ) Born in Tripura Dasgupta recieved his art training at Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan . He participated in many national and international exhibitions including II Havana Biennale , Cuba ( 1986 ) , XIX Sao Paolo Biennale , Brazil ( 1987 ) , and Kala Yatra ( 1979 , 1982 , 1989 ) . His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum , London , Chitrakala Parishad Museum , Banglore , and the NAtional Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi . Biren DE ( b. 1926 ) Born in 1926 , Biren De obtained his diploma in Fine Art from the Goverment College of Art & Craft , Calcutta in 1949. From 1952 until 1963 he was Lecturer at the College of Art in New Delhi . On receiving a Fullbright Grant in 1959 he spent the following year living and working in New York . His work has been widely exhibited , representing India at the Venice Biennale ( 1962 ) and the Salon de Mai , Paris ( 1951 ) . Biren De began as a figurative painter taking a Tantric themes . His paintings are included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Berlin State Museum , The National Gallery , Prague and in other major international museums . Shyamlal DUTTA RAY ( b. 1934 ) Born inRanchi in Bihar, he recieved his training at the Goverment College of Art and Craft , Calcutta . Apart from several one-man shows in the major cities of India , Dutta Ray has participated in many international group exhibitions including Algeria ( 1976 ) , Australia ( 1976 ) , Third World Biennale of Graphics , London , in Baghdad ( 1980 ) , Dacca Biennale , Bangladesh ( 1983 ) , VI Triennale , New Delhi ( 1986 ) and the Havana Biennale , Cuba ( 1986 ) . His work is in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Victoria & Albert Museum , London and the Glenbarra Museum , Japan . Prafulla JOSHI ( b. 1934 ) Born in 1934 in Goa , She received her art training at the Sir J.J.School of Art , Mumbai and was awarded a Goverment scholarship to study graphics at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris . She has held numerous solo shows including , Mumbai , Calcutta , Delhi , Paris , London , Germany and Australia and has also participated in group exhibitions in India and abroad . Mohammad KIBRIA ( b. 1929 ) Born in Birbhum in 1929 , Kibria graduated from the Goverment College of Art & Craft , Calcutta in 1950 , followed by further training at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts in Japan from 1956 to 1962 . He has held six solo shows in Bangladesh and Japan as well as participated in over thirty group exhibitions in Bangladesh , Brazil , Japan , India , Pakistan , Turkey , Iran , US and UK . Kibria's work is represented in the National Gallery , Bangladesh and Bangladesh National Museum and he was awarded Ekushe Padak in 1983 . He held the position of Professor , Department of Graphics of the Fine Arts in Dhaka . Nalini MALANI ( b. 1946 ) Born in Karanchi , she studied at Sir J.J.School of Art in Mumbai . She has held regular solo exhibitions both there and in Delhi since 1966 . In 1970 she was awarded a French Goverment Scholarship to study printmaking , working two years in Paris . Her work has been widely exhibited abroad , in Tokyo ( 1969 ) , in France ( 1977 ) , the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford ( 1982 ) , Royal Academy , London ( 1982 ) , and at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris ( 1985 ) . Thotam VAIKUNTHAM ( b. 1942 ) Vaikuntham was born in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh . He studied at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture , Hyderabad . In 1971 , having won the lalit Kala Academy . Fellowship to study at M.S.University , Baroda . He was able to work under K.G.Subramanayam . In 1973 , he returned to Hyderabad to teach at Bal Bhavan . His one-man shows include several in South India and New Delhi , Mumbai and London . He has also taken part in various group exhibitions such as a show entitled Encounter , Kessel ( 1992 ) . Jagdish SWAMINATHAN ( 1928 - 1994 ) Born to Tamil parents in Simla , he started his career as a journalist and writer of stories for children . He studied art at the Delhi Polytechnic and later at the Academy of Fine Arts , Warsaw . In 1966 he founded and edited a monthly art journal called Contra . In 1981 he started Roopankar , the now famous Museum of Fine Arts at Bharat Bhavan , Bhopal of which he was director . He held more than 30 one-man shows and his work may be found in major public collections in India . Akbar PADAMSEE ( b. 1928 ) He was born in Mumbai where he studied at the Sir J.J.School of Art before going on to Paris and then to New York in 1965 on a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship . He was invited as Artist-in-Residence at the Stout State University , Wisconsin and held an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art , Montreal . In 1969 he recieved the jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship and participated until 1981 in the international triennales in India and the Biennales of Soa Paolo , Brazil , Tokyo nd Venice . He founded a vision exchange workshop for artists and film makers and made short films such as SYZGY where he animated a set of his geometric drawings . He has several solo exhibitions in India culminating in retrospectives in Mumbai and delhi ( 1980) . In 1991 he participated in the first computer-art exhibition in India , State of Art in Mumbai . K . Laxma GOUD (b. 1940) Born in Nizampur , Andhra Pradesh , Goud studied at the the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad and at the M.S.University , Baroda where he was a student of K.G.Subramanayan . Following on from his first solo show in 1965 in hyderabad , Goud has exhibited widely both in and outside India , including Ansdeell Gallery , London (1973) , Hamburg , Germany (1975 & 1976 ) , Sao Paolo Biennale , Brazil (1977) , Royal Academy , London (1982) , grey Art Gallery , New York (1985) and Festival of India , geneva (1987) . Goud's work is in many permanent collections including the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Salajung Museum , Hyderabad and the Glenbarra Museum , Japan . Laxman Goud work is predominantly figurative using pen , pencil , crayon and watercolour . SADEQUAIN ( 1930 - 1987 ) Sadequain was born on Amroha and received his training in art at Agra University 1948 . He held one-man shows in Karanchi ( 1955 ) , Le Havre , France ( 1962 ) , Commonwealth Institution , London ( 1963 ) , Lahore ( 1968 & 1971 ) , Karanchi ( 1969 ) , Dubai , jaddah , Cairo ( 1974 ) , Bucharest ( 1975 ) , Moscow ( 1975 ) and Lahore ( 1976 ) . He also participated in international group shows including the Biennale , Paris ( 1961 ) amd Muse de L'Art Moderne , Paris ( 1964 ) . He died in Lahore . Piraji C. SAGARA ( b. 1931 ) Sagara was born in Ahmedabad and trained at the Sir J.J.School of Art Mumbai . His first one-man show were held in Ahmedabad in 1963 and 1964 with others following in Mumbai and Delhi throughout 1960's - 70's . He participated in many national and international exhibitions , including the Commonwealth Art Festival , London ( 1965 ) , II and III Triennales , New Delhi . His work is to be found in the permanent collections of National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi and Lalit Kala Academy , New Delhi , Baroda Museum and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Mumbai . Leila SHAHZADA ( 1926 - 1994 ) Born in Little Hampton in England , Leila was brought up in Jamnagar in Gujarat . Her family then moved to Karachi at the time of partition in 1947 . She held her first exhibition Experiments in Karanchi in 1959 , which was followed by a series entitled Driftwood in 1964 . She had a great interest in the Indus Valley civilisation and the Gandhara period , both of which inspired her to portray clay goddess in her paintings . She was a regular visitor to the studio of Ahmed Syed Nagi , which became the meeting place for artists , such as Sultan , Sadequain , Parvez , Gulgee , A.B.Nazir and Mubarak Husain . despite being at times controversial , Leila nevertheless proved her ability as a painter in the male dominated environment of post-partition Pakistan . She died tragically in 1994 . Lalu Prasad SHAW ( b. 1937 ) Born in Bengal , Lalu Prasad Shaw studied at the Goverment College of Art & Craft , Calcutta . An immensely gifted artist and printmaker , Shaw's work is notable for it's smooth synthesis of disparate stylistic elements to produce a simple yet sophisticated result . Since 1956 , Shaw has exhibited extensively in India and abroad , including the II British Biennale , London ( 1970 ) ,VII Paris Biennale ( 1971 ) , X ljubljana Biennale ( 1973 ) , Norwegian Print Biennale ( 1974 and 1978 ) , World Biennale of graphic Art , London ( 1980 ) , II Asian Art Biennale , Bangladesh ( 1984 ) , Whiteley's London ( 1996 ) . His works are to be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art , New Delhi , the Birla Academy of Fine Art and Culture , Calcutta and the Art Forum , Singapore . Karuna Arun PATEL ( b. 1944 ) KARUNA ARUN PATEL a free lance artist from Ahmedabad, is amongst the few Indian artists who have devoted their life for the upliftment of ART.According to her "Creativity is inborn craving and latent potential of human. In a way, every individual is an artist and everyone is in be which of innovation and exploration. But only few fortunate who are self motivated individuals succeed and reach the level of excellence. What about those large number of push-outs / drop-outs ? Those also can attain heights in their fields if they are provided conducive environment, proper counselling and support sservices." According to her "Creativity is my mission". Karuna Arun Patel is a Founder Member of Vibgyor Group , Gujarat , Managing Trustee of Jyoti Bal Chitra Sanstha , Ahmedabad , Managing Trustee of Margi Children Society , Ahmedabad. Through these channels she supports and assists art-carving individuals, especially those belonging to most deprived sections of our society, including the handicapped ones. Karuna Arun Patel's luxuriant colours are bathed by a luminous palette that has a less room for the dramatic black. The contrasts come from the orchestration of cadences and divergent tones. Of violets, indigos, blues, sea greens, greens .......Of ochres and crimsons, yellows and blues .....Karuna's canvases are quite firmly rooted in the world around us. However, not for her the horrors, the pains, the degeneration of that world. Hers is a sky as sunny as her own disposition. Her colours are awash with an inner peace, a mediative calm. Nothing disturbs the ordered canvas, nothing strikes a jarring note. Perhaps this reflects, in a certain way the stilness that surrounds her at every step in the hurly and burly of workday world. Karuna has learnt to hear with her eyes and speak with her fingers. Karuna Arun Patel was awarded in Gujarat State Exhibition in 1971 and as Best Art Teacher in 1999 in Hyderabad to name a few. Vidhya Sagar UPADHYAY ( b. 1932 ) VIDHYA SAGAR UPADHYAY from Rajasthan is a towering figure in the art world of that region, known for his distinctive style. He is one of the finest contemporary painters to emerge from Rajasthan. Upadhyay is the head of graphics department at the Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur and he is a post graduate in painting from the university of Udaipur. Though earlier he was doing landscapes, for over 20 years he has been doing abstracts and they have always been black and white till two years ago.Once he turned to water colours, he has become a colourist, his canvasses used to be quite large in size, but the change in medium also demanded a reduction in size.He enjoys working with water colour and acrylic, the latter on canvas because of their transperancy.This also allows him to relate to varied textures and create attractive new ones. The secret of the excellence of his art lies in his keen sence of pigment and his mastry over the handling of the medium and it's aesthetic sensibility.Upadhyay's big canvases are in one way very much similar to the commercial art of advertising companies.Subjects which are carved out from nature's mind, give out good visual attraction.ALL HIS PAINTINGS ARE UNTITLED AND HE WANTS THE AUDIENCES TO UNDERSTAND THEM Upadhyay's rise since he started exhibiting some 24 years ago has been phenonimal.He has held more than 20 shows during these years.Upadhyay has made full use of the opportunities provided to exchange views with fellow painters and graphicists.However he is not a man to be swayed by fickle influences.He is as sturdy(and tall)as he looks. "I want people to know me through my paintings and not words.I do not profess any philosophy, whether social or political.I am not dealing with any theories.I draw my inspiration from nature and human beings.In the course of abstraction, I have developed certain natural shapes and biomorphic forms, which some people may recognise.My native village is on th Gujarat border and is a fertile area.Even now I visit it often and naturally the lush colours make an impression on me and are reflected in my work" . "I grew up in a culture which was already rich," says Upadhyay."I was fed right from childhood on the sight of our ancient miniatures .Their sensuous approach to the female figure, their treatment of nature and their overall poetic atmosphere fascinated me."