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married to the son of the zamindar of Gouripur, the musician
Birendrakishore Raychowdhury. She learnt painting from
Kshitindranath Majumdar after her marriage. She also learnt
portrait painting from Atul Bose. Her paintings done in oil
and watercolors were exhibited in many shows. She received
the best prize among women in the category of painting in
the Indian style at the eleventh yearly exhibition of the
Academy of Fine Arts. 35
Indusudha Ghose’s first lessons in painting were from a
photographer in Mymensingh. She went to Santiniketan in
1926 and practiced the arts and crafts during the
principalship of Nandalal Bose. She was successful in
painting, decoration and needlework. She was the only
female member of the organization ‘Karushangha’ founded
by the artists of Santiniketan. She joined Sriniketan as a
teacher after completing her studies in Kala Bhavana. From
1931-32 she taught art at the Nivedita Girls School of
Kolkata as instructed by Nandalal Bose. She was also
associated with revolutionary activities and was in prison for
five years. In later life she worked with Mahila Shilpa
Shikshalay and Nari Sheba Shangha to develop self-reliance
among impoverished women. 36
fig. 7.13 (bottom) Hashirashi Devi was born in Gobardanga of Twenty Four Parganas. Her father was a
Protima Devi, Lord lawyer from Dinajpur. She was interested in art from her childhood and became
Buddha introduced to Abanindranath. The grief of the death of her only daughter found
expression in many of her paintings. Her paintings were published in journals such as
Bharatbarsha, Masik Basumati, Bichitra, Jayasri, Prabartak. She became well-
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known for her humorous stories and their caricaturish illustrations.
Jamuna Sen (1912-?), Nandalal’s youngest daughter learnt painting, fresco, modeling
and linocut for six years at Kala Bhavana under the guidance of her father. She was
skilled in alpana, needlework and batik. She was a teacher of the crafts department of
Kala Bhavana. Her paintings were published in various monthly magazines. 38
Rani Chanda (1912-), sister of Mukulchandra Dey, was born in Midnapore. She came
to Kala Bhavana in 1928 and studied painting and had the fortune of being supervised
by Nandalal Bose and Abanindranath Tagore. She worked in the media of watercolor,
tempera, crayon, chalk, woodcut and linocut. She was incarcerated for her
involvement in the ‘Quit India’ movement. 39
Chitranibha Chowdhury was born in Murshidabad in 1913. Her father was Dr.
Bhagabanchandra Bose and mother was Saratkumari Devi. Paternal home was in
Chandpur, Tripura. She was married to Niranjan Chowdhury of Noakhali in 1927.