title: Hemen Majumdar
text: # Hemen Majumdar
  
  Hemendranath Majumdar (1894–1948) was an Indian painter. In 2002, there was a huge uproar when his painting was stolen and found with an art dealer.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Hemen Majumdar was born in Kishoreganj in British India (now in Bangladesh).
  
  In 1910, he joined The Government School of Art in Calcutta (now Government College of Art & Craft Kolkata), and from 1911 to 1915 studied at Jubilee Art School, Calcutta.
  
  ## Career
  
  Hemen Majumdar painted the gates to welcome King George V, on his visit to India in 1911.
  
  In 1919, he founded Indian Academy of Fine Art in Calcutta along with Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, Bhabani Charan Laha and Atul Bose.
  
  He also published a journal, Shilpi, with A.C. Mukhopadhyay.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Cure of all Ills - Painted Mahatma Gandhi spinning thread
  * Kaner - Dul - Earring
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 1921-22 First Prize, Bombay Art Exhibition, Bombay
  