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Indian painter (1926–2011)

Biren De (1926–2011) was an Indian painter of modern art, known for his paintings with tantric influences.^[1] His paintings were characterized by symmetrical patterns of geometry and the presence of tantric symbols such as mandala, phallus and vagina, reportedly representing masculine and feminine energies of the universe.^[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992.^[3]

Biography

Biren De was born in Faridpur, in the Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh) on 8 October 1926.^[4] He relocated to Kolkata along with his family and joined the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata in 1944 for his graduate studies but did not accept the graduate diploma, citing a rift with the then college principal.^[2] He moved to New Delhi in 1949 when he was commissioned for a mural at the University of Delhi.^[2] His first overseas exhibiti