On 7 august, 1871 Abanindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko, calcutta . His parents name was Gunendranath Tagore and Saudamini Tagore. He had a sister, Sunayani Devi. Tagore learned art when studying at Sanskrit College, Kolkata in the 1880s.
In 1890, around the age of twenty years, Abanindranath attended the Calcutta School of Art where he learnt to use pastels from O. Ghilardi, and oil painting from C. Palmer, European painters who taught in that institution. His idea of modernizing Mughaland Rajput paintings eventually gave rise to modern Indian painting, which took birth at his Bengal school of art. Some of his notable painting are Bharat Mata, The passing of Shah Jahan, Ganash Janani e.t.c. Abanindranath is also regarded as a proficient and accomplished writer. Most of his literary works were meant for children. Some of his books like 'Budo Angla', 'Khirer Putul' and 'Raj kahini' are best examples of Bengali children literature. The famous artist died on 5 December, 1951.