Jamini Roy (1887-1972) changed style from his academic Western training & modern style and featured a new style based on Bengali folk traditions. This marked a new beginning in the history of Indian modern art. His choice of bold & vibrant colours puts long lasting & mesmerizing effect in our minds. Without following any revolution or copying foriegn painters, he painted more than 20000 art pieces in his life, which were close to people's heart. This huge work brings very close to his motherland, India. Jamini Roy was honoured with the State award of Padma Bhushan in 1954 .sombre, executed in changed cubist style. He included diversified themes in his paintings�as India series, horses, veena players, indian mythology etc.