Diploma in Commercial Art from the Indian College of Arts & Draftsmanship,Kolkata in 1987. After having worked as freelance artist for several newspapers for about a decade, he started as a full-time painter in 1999. He has since then, participated in several group shows in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Done his solo shows such as Ponderings: upon & under at The Strand Art Room, Mumbai, 2009; and at The Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 2005. He has also participated in several art workshops in Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai. He was invited to the Centenary celebrations at the Cellular Jail, in the Andamans, as a guest artist. The Indian National Forum of Art and Culture has also displayed his works as a participating artist in their annual workshop.