PROUD TO
BE INDIAN
At the age of 16, ABG's adolescent ambitions to become a painter were nipped in the bud by his father. With the words, "No son of mine..." and "artists die of starvation..." echoing in his ears, ABG went on to study medicine. These were the days of the partition. Life was chaotic in Bihar and Bengal, and his studies took longer than he thought. As a surgeon, his artistic abilities focused on the craft of surgery, and painting murals on the walls of a children's ward. As a young father, he painted school charts for his children and passed on his talent to them as best he could. It was relatively recently that he got back into painting - around 10 years ago. Since then he has painted and sketched over 200 portraits of Swami Vivekananda in many poses, gifting some to individuals and organisations, selling others to raise funds for humanitarian causes. ABG is an untrained artist, but he has an amazing eye for colour and form. He has tried his hand in oils but has decided that he is in his element with water colours and charcoals, painting simple landscapes and portraits. Exhibitions of his watercolours, oils & pencil sketches were held for several years at Durga pujas in Delhi. The proceeds from the sales were donated to help earthquake and tsunami affected victims, as well as to the Vivekananda Rural Service Centre, New Delhi & Uttarakhand. By selling his artwork, ABG has been able to collect funds to enable him to continue his social services and community work.
In May 2014, "Mahaan Vyaktitva jin per humain garv hai - Proud to be Indian", a book written by Professor Saksena, featuring portraits of famous Indians sketched by Dr. Ghosh, was launched at The School of Oriental & African Studies(SOAS) London, UK. click to watch a video of the book launch
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