B. C. Sanyal

Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal, B. C. Sanyal (22 April 1901 to 9 August 2003), was a painter, sculptor and teacher to three generations of Indian artists, and one of the founders of Indian modernism. He lived through the partitions of 1905, 1947 and 1971 and through every phase of twentieth-century Indian art. His works include The Flying Scarecrow, Cow Herd, Despair and Way to Peace, the last showing Gandhi with a Hindu and a Muslim child. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1984 and the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 1980.