Ganesh Haloi: The Poet of Abstract Landscapes

Ganesh Haloi (b. 1936, Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now Bangladesh) is a distinguished Indian visual artist renowned for his abstract and minimalist landscapes. After migrating to Kolkata in 1950 following the Partition of India, he graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft in 1956. Haloi’s early work was influenced by his documentation of Ajanta cave paintings from 1957 to 1963. His art reflects a profound lyricism and nostalgia for a lost world. Notable exhibitions include Documenta 14 (2016–17) and “Poetics of Abstraction” (2018). He has received several honors, including the Manojmohan Basu Smarak Samman for his autobiography Amar Katha.