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Born in  October 18, 1918 , Dhaka, Bangladesh 
 
 
EDUCATION 
 
1949-54 Studied at Paris at Andre Lhote’s School, Academy Grand Chaumier, Ecole des Beaux Arts ( Mural Painting) and at Ecole des Louvre (History of painting), Paris
1936-40 Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai 
 
EXHIBITIONS 
 
2012,13    'Calcutta Chromosome',
 
 
SELECTED POSTHUMOUS EXHIBITIONS
 
2012-13 'Calcutta Chromosome', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2011 'Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art', from the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2010 'Figure/Landscape: Part One', Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai', Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2010 Annual Exhibition, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Black is Beautiful', India Fine Art, Mumbai
2010 'Essential, Eclectic,...Ephemeral', The Harrington Mansions, Kolkata
2009 'Modern Continuous', Galerie 88, Kolkata
2009 'Indian Art After Independence: Selected Works from the Collections of Virginia & Ravi Akhoury and Shelley & Donald Rubin', Emile Lowe Gallery, Hempstead
2009 'The Root of Everything', Gallery Mementos, Bangalore
 
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2008 ‘Paritosh at 88’, Project 88, Mumbai
2007 ‘Paritosh at 88’, Galerie 88, Mumbai
2002 ‘Retrospective’, Art world, Chennai
2002 ‘Retrospective’, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
2001 ‘Mini Retrospective Show’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1998 ‘Works on Paper’, Lakereen Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 ‘Acrylics as Water Colors’, The Village Gallery, New Delhi
1991 ‘Instant Images’, The Village Gallery, New Delhi
1989 ‘Self Portraits’, The Village Gallery, New Delhi
1973 Gallery Sanskriti, New Delhi
1967 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1965 Gallery Chemould, Kolkata
1962 London
1950 Brussels
 
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
 
2013 'Confluence des Arts'  a group show of 100 artists at Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort , jaipur. 
2008 'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
2008 'Frame Figure Field: 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Indian Art', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Freedom 2008 – Sixty Years after Indian Independence’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2008 'Tales, Reflection and Constructs', ITC Windsor, Bangalore
2007 ‘Colors of Art’, Presented by Galerie Sara Arakkal and Gallery Art Resource Trust at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ’12 Artists’, Presented by Akar Prakar at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 'Drawing Show an Act of Art II', Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 ‘Wounds’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1992 ‘Confluence ‘92’, Kolkata
1984 Four Indian Partners, Stockholm, Sweden
1972 Four Indian Partners, Pittsburgh, USA
1951 Calcutta Group – Progressive Art Group (PAG) Joint Exhibition, Kolkata
1944 First Calcutta Group Exhibition, Services Club, Kolkata
 
JOINT EXHIBITIONS
 
2006 With Tyeb Mehta, Gallery One, London
 
PARTICIPATIONS 
 
1986 2nd Havana Biennale, Cuba
1965 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
1965 The Commonwealth Arts Festival, London
Honors and Awards
2004 Lalit Kala Ratna, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
1999 Aban Gagan Puruskar, Viswabharti University, Santiniketan
1998 Hirachand Dugar Award, Kolkata
1998 Smt. Bijoya Chakraborty Smriti Puraskar, Kolkata
1998 Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata
1997 Outstanding Citizen Award from The English Speaking Union
1996 Kalidas Nag Award
1995 West Bengal State Lalit Kala Prize for Achievement in Art
1991 Conferred Hony. Doctor of Literature, University of Burdwan, West Bengal
1986 Conferred Fellowship, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi