Tea Garden Journal and Other Drawings

About the Author Somnath Hore [1921-2006] was born in Baroma, Chittagong district in 1921.He taught at the Indian Art College and the Delhi Polytechnic before coming teaching at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. He was also a Visiting Lecturer at Baroda for a short time. Somnath Hore worked in various media over the years-print-making, drawing, water colour and sculpture in the later years. His published works are Tebhagar Diary and Aamar Chitro Bhabona.

He lived and worked in Santiniketan until his death on October 1, 2006. During the last 6 years of his life he could not work due to his ill health and blindness. Even so he did several small drawings and water colours He was awarded the Padmabibhushan posthumously, among the many awards that he received in his lifetime are the Aban Gagan award, the Lalit Kala Ratna and the Rabindra Bharati University award.

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