H C Rai

H.C. Rai (Harish Chandra Rai) born in at Barielly showed interest in art at the tender age of four. However many obstacles impeded his will to pursue his passion. In spite of these, he could achieve great heights in Visual arts and Aesthetics. Educated at Government School of Arts, Lucknow under the guidance of Sarvashree A. K. Haldar, N. Roychowdhery, L. M. Sen, B. Sen, Shridhar Mahapatra and Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai, he worked as a professor of art at Barielly College for about a decade and then was appointed Principal of Government College of Fine Arts, Shimla, where he worked relentlessly till his retirement. During World War II, he served in the Indian Army as an Artist.     


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