Gaganendranath Tagore

"Pratima Visarjan", water color painting by Gaganendranath Tagore, ca. 1915. Image: Public Domain.

Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 – 1938); Rabindranath’s cousin once removed

Gaganendranath was Rabindranath’s cousin once removed, and the brother of artist Abanindranath. He was one of the earliest modern Indian painters and caricaturist. Gaganendranath Tagore was born at Jorasanko, Kolkata on 18 September 1867. He was the eldest son of Gunendranath Tagore, grandson of Girindranath Tagore and a great-grandson of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore. Read more