Chittaprosad Bhattacharya was born in 1915 in Naihati in present-day West Bengal He was a student of the Chittagong Government College in the mid-1930s He joined several revolutionary movements to resist colonial oppression by the British and the injustices of the Indian feudal system The Bengal School, known for sticking to the spiritual and the classic, did not find a taker in Bhattacharya He disowned the caste system and refused to use his Brahmin surname for the rest of his life His many articles and opinionated illustrations and cartoons, often satirical, were proof of his penchant for draughtsmanship 

Chittaprosad Bhattacharya is credited with being one of the most important Indian artists of his generation because of his seamless objective translation of the cause and effects of socio political tyranny Documenting the effects of Colonialism and the anguish of the 1943 Bengal famine, he helped draw international attention to the country’s battle for independence from the British However his work never received institutional or critical recognition beyond the domestic boundary Over a period of time, critics and historians have acknowledged his work’s importance Most notably his works have been exhibited in Documenta 14 

Throughout his practice, the artist reflected and created works which were political in nature, however during his final phase he predominantly worked upon the theme of world peace and various efforts to help impoverished children Chittaprosad Bhattacharya’s works are part of the collections of the National Museum; Prague, The National Gallery of Modern Art; New Delhi and the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection, Dubai to name a few The artist passed away in 1978