Surendranath Kar

Surendranath Kar (1892–1970) was an Indian artist and architect,^[1] known for amalgamating the Indian architectural style with western and eastern styles of architecture.^[2] Born in 1892 in the Indian state of Bihar, Kar did his primary learning of art under renowned Bengali painter, Nandalal Bose and Abanindranath Tagore,^[2] the nephew of Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.^[3] Later, he joined Vichitra Club, founded by the Tagore family,^[4] as a teacher of art.^[2] In 1917, when Tagore set up Brahmacharyasrama, the precursor of later day Shantiniketan,^[5] he joined the institution and worked as an art teacher.^[2] Two years later, he moved to Kala Bhavana of Tagore as a faculty member.^[2]

Kar, who was a companion of Tagore in many of his overseas visits,^[2] used the exposure he received to western and eastern architecture, to evolve his own style and, later, designed many buildings for Shantiniketan.^[3] The Government of India honoured him in 1959, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for him services to the nation.^[6]

Surendranath Kar died in 1970 at the age of 78.^[2]

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Further reading

• Rabindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose Surendranath Kar (10 September 2010). Gitanjali and Fruit-Gathering. Kessinger Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 9781163093405. 
• Samit Das (2013). Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore's Concept of Space. Niyogi Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-9381523384.