Shankho chowdhury biography

Sankho Chowdhury was one of the formative influences in the changing horizon of modern Indian sculpture.

Under the tutelage of Ramkinkar Baij, at Kala Bhavan Santiniketan, Chowdhury’s experiment with material and process paved an unending scope of introducing unconventional mediums into the field, which from the nineteenth century onwards, was dominated by Western classical modeling methods.

He rigorously experimented with cement, wood, metal, plaster, stucco, welding, aluminum sheets, etc., indicating the turn of time and industry, remarkably expanding the material orientation of modern Indian sculpture.

Shankho chowdhury biography in hindi

Chowdhury was born on 1916, in the Santhal Pargana of Bihar. His engagement with tribal forms and material culture was predominant in his works. He completed his diploma in sculpture in 1945 and then traveled to Nepal with Ramkinkar Baij to assist him in building a war memorial.

In 1949, he traveled the length and breadth of Europe and ex