BORN IN KOLKATA IN 1972 GRADUATED FROM B.V.A. (SCULPTURE) GOVT. COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT, CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, 1998 M.F.A. (SCULPTURE) BHU, 2000 'JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP' FROM HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA (1998-2000) RECEIVED MANY AWARDS INCLUDING 'GOVERNOR AWARD' FROM BEST EXHIBITION ANNUAL SHOW IN GOVT. COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT, KOLKATA (1997-98), 'PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY AWARD' IN ANNUAL EXHIBITION, SOCIETY OF ORIENTAL ART & CRAFT, KOLKATA 1994 SOLO EXHIBITION HYDERABAD 2005, GURGAON 2002, VARANASHI 2000 PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION (SINGAPORE) 2007, 'HARMONY' SHOW 2005, 2006 & 2007 MUMBAI, 'SUMMER SHOW' ORGANISED BY 'CIMA' 2006 KOLKATA, 'AAKRITI' 2006, 2007 KOLKATA, 'FORUM 91' 2006 KILKATA