Five Modern Indian Sculptors Who Reshaped Material and Form

Sneha Gautam, a specialist in modern Indian art at AstaGuru, highlights five influential sculptors from India. Prodosh Das Gupta (1912-1991), who received training in Chennai and Paris, established the Calcutta Group in 1940. Somnath Hore (1921-2006), hailing from Barama, Chittagong, was a student of Zainul Abedin and created bronze sculptures that depicted the 1943 Bengal famine. P.V. Janakiram (1930-1995), associated with the Madras Art Movement, was known for his "frontal sculpture" technique using beaten metal. Himmat Shah (1933-2025), inspired by N. S. Bendre, produced significant terracotta and bronze heads. K. S. Radhakrishnan (born 1956), a pupil of Ramkinkar Baij, works with beeswax and bronze. Notable pieces include Das Gupta's Mother & Child and Radhakrishnan's bronze Ramp (2014), both held in private collections.