Samarjit Roy Chowdhury


Samarjit Roy Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi painter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh.
He was one of the artists among with Zainul Abedin and Abul Barak Alvi who contributed to the first ever hand-crafted constitution of Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born on 10 February 1937 in Comilla District. In 1960 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Government Art Institute. There he was guided by Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan and others.

Career

Chowdhury joined the faculty of Dhaka University and worked for 43 years and retired as Professor in 2003. Then he served as Dean of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts of the Shanto-Mariam [University of Creative Technology] until 2010. As of 2014, he was serving as supernumerary professor at the University of Dhaka.

Personal life and death

Chowdhury died in Dhaka on 9 October 2022, at the age of 85.

Awards