Indian painter Jogen Chowdhury dies at 87

Acclaimed Indian artist Jogen Chowdhury passed away on October 25 at a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 87. He had been battling blood cancer for over a year and was recently placed on ventilator support following complications from an infection.

Born in 1939 in Daharpara, Bangladesh, Chowdhury moved to Kolkata during the Partition. He studied at the Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata before pursuing further studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Throughout his distinguished career, he held various roles, including designer for the Handloom Board and curator at the Art Gallery of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was also a founding member of the Calcutta Painters Group and established Gallery 26 and the Artists’ Forum in New Delhi.