He studied at Calcutta University Government School of Art, Calcutta; Participated in Salon de Mai, Paris (1949), Biennial of Venice (1953), Exhibition of Indian Art to Eastern Europe (1955-56), International Congress of Art New York (1963), Bierinale of Sao Paulo (1965), Works in several collections in India and abroad. Awarded Fellowship, Lalit Kala Akademi, Padma Bhushan (1984), Emeritus Fellowship, Government of India (1986-88)