&lsquoAlphabet Stories II&rsquo (2002-03), gouache, acrylic, pastel, charcoal and crayon on paper[Gulam Mohammed Sheikh]
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Abanindranath Tagore(1871-1951)Taught at: Government School of Art, Calcutta, as vice-principal Abanindranath Tagore&rsquos influence as a teacher can hardly be restricted to his alma mater where he was invited to teach by the great orientalist, EB Havell. The Tagore family residence Jorasanko, which is now part of Rabindra Bharati University, was instrumental in mentoring and teaching nu
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&lsquoVinayak Masoji&rsquo (1938), pastel and charcoal on cardboard[Abanindranath Tagore]
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KG Subramanyan(1924-2016)Taught at: Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Baroda, and Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, SantiniketanManida&mdashas this Keralite, who adopted Santiniketan as his own and was a revered figure in Baroda, was known &mdash passed away during the writing of this article. As a student of three of India&rsquos earliest modernists and teachers in Santiniketan&
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&lsquoStill Life with Mangoes&rsquo (1961), oil, sticks and stones on canvas pasted on plyboard[KG Subramanyan]
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KCS Paniker(1911-77)Taught at: Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, of which he was principal Referred to as a child prodigy for his early start as an artist, Paniker went on to form the Progressive Painters&rsquo Association and, later, the Cholamandal Artists&rsquo Village. Influenced by India&rsquos hidden language of symbols in traditional art, he chose to work in the abstract, i
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&lsquoPicture in Yellow and Blue&rsquo (1964), oil on canvas[KCS Paniker]
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Nandalal Bose(1882-1966)Taught at: Kala Bhavana at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, on Rabindranath Tagore&rsquos persuasion Abanindranath Tagore&rsquos student, who went on to outshine his teacher, Bose&rsquos career can be divided into two parts&mdashthe first in Calcutta (now Kolkata) where he soon became renowned for his amazingly elegant paintings in the style that came to be
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&lsquoFlute player&rsquo (1937), tempera on paper[Nandalal Bose]
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Sankho Chaudhuri(1916-2006)Taught at: Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Baroda, and visiting fellow at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi The quintessential teacher&mdashhe established the sculpture department at MS University&mdashhe studied at Santiniketan under Ramkinkar Baij, India&rsquos first modernist, and went on to teac
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