Manishi Dey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manishi Dey

Indian artist

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1909

Place of Birth: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1966

Profession: painter

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Manishi Dey (1909–1966) was an Indian painter of the Bengal School of Art.
He was born on 22 September 1909, in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency.
Originally named Bijoy Chandra, Manishi was the fifth child, and third son, of Purnashashi Devi and Kula Chandra Dey.
He died on 31 January 1966 in Kolkata at the height of his career at 56 years of age.
Manishi Dey was the younger brother of Mukul Dey, a pioneering Indian artist and dry point etcher.
Their two sisters, Annapura and Rani, were accomplished in arts and crafts as well.