JAMINI ROY (1887-1972) WAS BORN IN BENGAL AND EDUCATED IN CALCUTTA IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION. HOWEVER AS HIS PAINTING DEVELOPED HE BECAME STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY HIS OWN CULTURE AND IN PARTICULAR BY KALIGHAT FOLK PAINTING. HE HOPED THAT HIS ART WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY INDIAN, WOULD EMBODY THE SIMPLICITY OF INDIAN LIFE AND WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.