One of India's finest painters, Swaroop Mukerji, born in 1950 in Kolkata, is a self-taught artist.

After a successful first solo show in 1993, an absorbing hobby was transformed into an alternate profession.

Since then Mukerji has exhibited in Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi, as well as in the USA, the UK, the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Nepal

His works can be found in some of the most prestigious private collections as well as those of various government-run institutions, both at home and abroad

The artist lives and works in Kolkata, India.