Roy choudhury surname

Indian sculptor and painter (–)

Devi Prasad Roy ChoudhuryMBE (15 June – 15 October ) was an Indian sculptor, painter and educator. He is well known for his monumental bronze sculptures, especially the Triumph of Labour and the Martyrs' Memorial, and is rated by many as one among the major artists of Indian modern art.^[1] He worked in a broad spectrum of mediums including watercolors, expressionist landscapes and commissioned portraits. Large scale sculptures were his particular strength and he made social realism the cornerstone of his art. In addition to painting and sculpting, he also wrestled, played the flute, engaged in hunting and wrote short stories in his spare time.^[2][3]

He served as the principal of Madras School of Art from to and became one of the first Indians to head a government educational institution at the time.^[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Pad