indra dugar
1918-1989
Indra Dugar was born on 9 August 1918 in Jiaganj, Murshidabad district , West Bengal, British India , to a Jain merchant family from Bikaner, Rajasthan . His father, Hirachand Dugar, was a prominent painter. His mother, Tejkumari Devi. Despite being the son of a renowned painter, Indra had no formal training in art. However, under the influence and encouragement of his father, he learned artistic techniques and practices. He graduated in commerce from the University of Calcutta in 1941. Later, he came to Santiniketan with his father and became the darling of Indra Shilpacharya Nandalal Bose .
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