 and in 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi.In 1957, he obtained his master's degree in Malayalam literature, but art had remained a continuing interest since childhood.He joined Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan and completed his education in art in 1961 studying under masters like Ramkinkar Baij, and Benode Behari Mukherjee.