A prolific genius of colour and craft, Akbar Padamsee was one of the most versatile artists of the Modern Age. Best known for his paintings Padamsee was also a brilliant photographer, sculptor, filmmaker and lithographer. Padamsee was born on 12th April, 1928. Hailing from a privileged family he always had a strong inclination towards art. Akbar Padamsee was born on 12th April, 1928. He always had a strong fondness towards art. He is considered to be one of the pioneers in Modern Indian painting along with his contemporaries like S.H. Raza, F. N. Souza, M.F. Husain. He later on became involved with the Progressive Artist’s Group (PAG) in Bombay, which was formed in 1947 by F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain. Though he was not a formal member of the group, he was the youngest associate of the PAG. His free spirit and progressive approach allowed him to experiment with a variety of mediums, from Oil paintings to watercolours, sculpture, printmaking to photography. The artist was very we