Pratima devi biography of mahatma
Pratima devi biography of mahatma
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Pratima Devi (painter)
Indian artist (1893–1969)
Pratima Devi (1893–1969) was an Indian Bengali artist, widely known for her artistic abilities.
She was the wife of Rathindranath Tagore. The poet took special interest in developing her capabilities.
Parentage
She was the daughter of Seshendra Bhusan Chattopadhyay and Binayani Devi, sister of Gaganendranath Tagore and Abanindranath Tagore.[1][2]
Activities
Pratima studied art under painter Nandalal Bose and Rabindranath Tagore.[1] Rabindranath encouraged her to pursue her artistic talents.[3] She exhibited her work at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, run by the Tagore family, from 1915 onwards.[4] She then moved to Paris, where she studied the Italian "wet fresco" method.[4]
Immediately after her marriage in 1910, Pratima, accompanied by her husband, had lived for sometime at the family estate at Shilaidaha, now in Bangladesh.[5] Subsequently, Pr