Was born 1960 in Darua, Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.

EDUCATION:
1979-85 studied Fine Arts at Visual Arts under guidance of Shuvaprasanna, Calcutta.
1980-85 five years Diploma Course in Fine Arts from Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Calcutta.

HONOURS:
2002-03 Senior Fellowship, ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
2002 AIFACS Award, New Delhi
2002 Birla Academy Award, Calcutta
1995 AIFACS Scholarship, New Delhi
1993-94 Research Grant from Lalitkala Academy, New Delhi
1992 All India Youth Art Camp organised by IAAI
1986 Cultural Dept. of West Bengal
1984-85 B. P. Poddar Memorial Scholarship, College of Visual Arts, Kolkata

He also participated in many solo and group exhibition nationally and internationally.