BEGINNINGS
He was born in Talegaon Dashasar, Maharashtra.
1947 He was one of the founder member of the Progressive Artists Group, Bombay.
1955,56 He was the member of Lalit Kala Akademy, Artists Delegation.
1958 Founder member of the Bombay Artists Group, Bombay.
EDUCATION
Completed his B.Sc., Nagpur University.1939 Enrolled in Nagpur School of Art (Part-time).1944-48 Taught at Spencer Training College, Jabalpur. 1949 Diploma, Fine Arts, Nagpur School of Art, Nagpur. 1950 Master Degree, Nagpur School of Art, Nagpur.1958 Central Institute of Education, New Delhi.
EXHIBITIONS
1948 Inaugural Exhb., Progressive Artists Group, Bombay.1948,49 Exhb., Bombay Art Society, Bombay.1949 Salon de Mai, Paris and Stanford University, USA.1949-55 Group Exhb. with Progressive Artists Group, Bombay.1951, 56 Exhb. in Basle. 1954, 57 Exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Venice.1955-56 Contemporary Indian Art, travelling exhb. to USSR, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria.1957 Exhb., Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi (Also in I994).1958 Twenty Artist`s, New Delhi.1998 The Moderns, Inaugural exhb., National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai.2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
COLLECTION
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai. Lalat Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi. State Museum of Nagpur, Baroda and Hyderabad. International Art Galleries at Bangkok, Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia and Venice. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
1956 Gold Medal, Annual exhb. of the Bombay Art Society, Bombay. Received several awards at Delhi, Calcutta, and Hyderabad.Received award in Maharashtra State Art Exhb. 1962 Received award, Saigon Biennale.
STYLE
One of the most gifted painters of modern Indian art. Colour is a significant component in his paintings. He has a commendable intuitive understanding of the pictorial dimensions of colour, and was often referred as a painters` painter.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1939-44 Teacher in Mathematics and Science.
1944-48 Served, Spencer Training College, Jabalpur.
1958 On the staff of Central Institute of Education.
