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Prodosh Dasgupta (January 10, – July 29, ) was a prominent Indian Bengali sculptor of the s..
Prodosh Dasgupta
Indian Bengali sculptor (1912–1991)
Prodosh Dasgupta (January 10, 1912 – July 29, 1991) was a prominent Indian Bengali sculptor of the 1940s.
He was one of those who combined the philosophy of Indian classical sculpture with the geometry of modern Western sculpture to create unique works of art.
Born in Dacca (now Dhaka) in present-day Bangladesh, he studied sculpture under Hiranmoy Roy Chowdhary at the Lucknow School of Arts and Crafts (), and.
At that time he and a few others formed the Calcutta Group which later played an important role in the evolution of art in India and Bengal.[1][2][3] Due to his multifaceted talents, he has also made important contributions as a poet, writer, art critic and teacher.[4][5]
Birth and education
Dasgupta was born on January 10, 1912, in Bharakar, Bikrampur-Dhaka, present-day Bangladesh, in British India.
Father Nalininath Dasgupta was a District Judge. That's why he spent a lot of his school life in Krishnanagar, Bengal being a student at Krishnagar Collegiate School. After graduating from Calcutta University in 1932, h