Born in 1910 in Pabna, in present-day Bangladesh, artist Radha Charan Bagchi is considered one of the pioneers of modern Bengal Art He studied at the College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta, where he came under the influence of Abanindranath Tagore, Mukul Dey and other Bengal masters 

Over time, Bagchi developed a unique artistic style that was recognizable as his own He was a versatile artist who worked with various mediums, including oil, tempera, watercolor, drypoint, etching, linocut, and lithography

Bagchi gained renown for his miniature works, which depicted a range of historical and mythological themes Some of his paintings conveyed the inherent sadness of the fall of the Mughal Empire Others featured characters and stories from Hindu and Buddhist mythologies; Bagchi used miniature art to illustrate tales from the Buddhist Jataka and the ancient Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata Additionally, Bagchi's art drew inspiration from the works of the famous Indian classical poet Kalidasa He depicted scenes from Kalidasa's Meghadootam, Abhigyan Shakuntalam, and Kumarasambhava in his paintings

Bagchi's portfolio also includes a significant number of oil portraits, which incorporate Western concepts and techniques, while still displaying a strong Indian sensibility Throughout his career, he earned several accolades, such as the President's medal for best exhibitor's prize at his alma mater, the President's gold and silver plaque at the All India Exhibition of Paintings in Madras in 1958, and a gold medal at the All India Exhibition in Patna for his traditional Indian paintings

In 1961, Bagchi was commissioned by Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, to create a life-sized oil painting of Rabindranath Tagore and his family