Born in West Bengal in 1910, Baij was a sculptor and painter. He studied a diploma in Fine Arts at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1925. Later, in 1934, Baij joined as faculty at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. Some of his important retrospectives were: The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi (2013), Ramkinkar Baij: A Retrospective, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2012). Few of his solo exhibitions were at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata (1972), 'Paintings, Sketches & Sculptures', Calcutta Arts Council, Kolkata (1960). In 1970, Ramkinkar Baij was awarded the Padma Bhushan.

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Ramkinker Baij

by Sankho Chaudhuri

Published by the National Gallery of Modern Art, 1990, pp. 5-9

Many decades ago, a teenager from the small town of Bankura in West Bengal, strayed into Santiniketan and became a part of its landscapes.

In more ways than the one, the prodigal never returned home. His roots found all the food

Ramkinkar Baij - His contribution to contemporary art

by Jaya Appasamy

Some artists are born to proclaim freedom, Ramkinkar was such a one. He cannot be classified and refuses to be labelled because of his many sided genius, Ramkinkar was born at a time when artists belonged to schools, but he being with a school and yet outside it can be called an individualist par excellence.

Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinker Baij

Ramkinkar Baij - His contribution to contemporary art

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