Artist Jogen Chowdhury, known for blending tradition imagery with modern style, dies at 87

Renowned Indian painter Jogen Chowdhury passed away at the age of 87 after a long battle with a rare blood cancer, his family and admirers announced. A former Trinamool Congress MP, Chowdhury had been receiving chemotherapy for myeloproliferative neoplasm, a rare form of cancer, for the past 14 months. He was admitted to Kolkata's Ruby General Hospital on October 16 and breathed his last at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari hailed Chowdhury as an artist of great stature, stating that his body of work will endure for centuries. Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mourned the loss, calling him the pride of Bengal and India. Painter Samir Aich described the loss as a personal tragedy, noting that Chowdhury's death would leave a void in the world of art and culture.