Artist Bhunath was a good writer. He composed several essays about the philosophy of art both in Bengali and English. The famous book “ SHILPA PRABANDHABALI” has been published. Mainly educational, social importance of art , art of divinity and international value of art has been discussed in those essays. Several essays of artist Bhunath has been published in different news paper and magazine.
Artist Bhunath Mukherjee was popular art teacher at keshab academy in his early life. During that time he completed successfully art teaching course From the university of Calcutta with the help of govt. scholarship. He deliver lecture about art IN India, Burma, Uk, France, Italy etc. He composed a nice book about the teaching method for the student of art (painting & sculpture) in Bengali. Art teaching was a part of his profession also. In this book author discuss the learning of art system stage by stage very nicely for the ordinary to gifted student. The book “ BABOHARIK SHILPA SHIKHAN” in Bengali has been published.
Artist Bhunath received inspiration from KARUNANIDHAN BANERJEE and KUMODRANJAN MALLICK famous poet of Bengali literature in the field of composing poem. The famous book of artist Bhunath in Bengali “KABYATARANGA” has been published near about 200 poem has been included in this book. Beauty of nature, divine philosophy and memory of some great men has been nicely narrated through those poems.
Bhunath Mukherjee was a good student of famous actor AHINDRA CHOWDHURY “ NATASURYA”. As a student of govt. school of art Calcutta artist Bhunath participated in several dramas in his college as an actor and also in his native village. He was much popular in his collage and village as an actor. He also composed a two Bengali dramas -1) RAJDHARMA, 2) SOMNATH LUNTHAN.
Artist Bhunath was a sincere student in PAKHWAJ of DURLAV CHANDRA BHATTACHARYA and KEBAL BABU in tabla. At that time sri mukherjee drawn a picture of DILIP KUMAR ROY (SON OF D.L ROY) . Due his sweet voice and sincerity Mr. Dilip Roy received as his student in vocal music. But Bhunath was much busy in art and due to want of time he was unable to complete the course in vocal music under dilip roy. Bhunath played esraj , organ, piano, and bamboo’s flute. He participated as a player of table and pakhwaj in several music conference.
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Bhunath mukherjee was enough fortunate to receive the training both theory and practical about garden constriction from RATHINDRA NATH TAGORE (son of rabindra nath) personally at shantiniketan. According to recommendation of rathindra nath artist Bhunath was appointed by the maharaja of BARIA STATE (Bombay presidency) to built a rock garden for the residential palace of maharaja of baria in British period. He had done the same work successfully. After that he had done the same work in DASPALLA STATE (ODISHA). In his view city or village canont built properly without the connection of natural environment. So in this matter instruction of artist is an essential factor for public health, and its important should not be ignored.
Bhutnath Mukherjee was born on 11th March 1909 at Shantipur Nadia. After passing the Matriculation Examination in 1930, he completed the six year training course in Government school of Art and crafts Calcutta within five years. During this period he received a scholarship from the District Board of Nadia. From his very childhood he engaged himself in the cultivation of culture in the sphere of drawing, paintaing, sculpture, Music, Litarary activities and soecial works. He was the beloved student of Abhinindra Nath Tagore, Nandalal Basu, Mukul Dey, G. Pal and Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury in painting and sculpture. Being inspired by poets like Karunanidhan Banerjee and Kumud Ranjan Mallick he started litarary activities. Dilip Kumar Roy and Durlov Chandra Bhattacharjee were his instructors in the field of vocal and instrumental Music. In 1941 Sri Mukherjee completed the Art appreciation course from the university of Calcutta. O.C Ganguli, Dr. Kalidas Nag, Maharaja Pradyot Kumar Tagore, Stalakramrish were his teachers during that period. Artist Bhutnath was connected with Sir Ajizul Hauk, Bijoy Prasad Sinha Roy (Minister of Bengal in British India) Mr. Udoy Chand Mahatab (Maharaja of burdwan pandit laxmikanta moitra member of parliament) etc.
Bhutnath babu was deeply connected with the Indian Freedom Movement as a Singer of patriotic song under the leadership of Poet Bijoylal Chatterjee .
In 1936 he received The Honourable Asutosh Mukherjee Prize from Lord Willingdon the then viceroy of India. Artist Bhutnath joined the all India and Burma literary conference at Rangoon in 1937-38 with honourable journalist Ramananda Chatterjee. That time his art works were highly appreciated by the Government and leading intellectuals of Burma.
In 1939 Megaphone record company recorded a song which was composed by Bhunath, one document is available record no. JNG 5402.
BHUTNATH Mukherjee completed his research work in Royal Academy of Arts London in fine Arts under Sir Gerald Kelly ( President Royal Academy) during this period (1952-54) he awarded the Honorable Guru Prasanna Ghosh Scholarships from the university of Calcutta. In Europe he visited the main Art centers of France, Italy U.K. etc. his lecture was broadcasted from B.B.C. London in 1954.
Sri Mukherjee has mastered in the title Western Art, Indian Art, oil painting, Pastel, Water colour painting, Design commercial art. Chalk charcoal, Pencil in the sphere of painting and clay, Wood, stone, Alloy metal, plaster in the field of sculpture. Sri mukherjee painted the valuable oil paintings of great personalities and some of which are preserved at Assembly house , High Court, Mahajati sadan (Calcutta), Sulekha Works limited, Indian Association Hall, The Basumati Bangiya Sahitya Parishad etc. The sculpture work of Sri Mukherjee has been preserved at Ranaghat college, Balananda Brahmachari Asram Deoghar, Bijoygar Kali Bari, Sulekha wrks Ltd. etc.
Apart from india above, his paintings and sculptures were displayed in several countries in Europe, Africa, China, Burma and New Zealand etc. He was closely association with famous Chinese Artist Zu-peon and Khalsu Nasu of Jahan as a student.
For a short time Sri Mukherjee was connected with coal mines board India and Burma to prepare the safety posters for the labours of mines. After that he had appointed as a drawing teacher at keshab-academy school Calcutta. Sri Mukherjee received instruction of Garden planning personally from Rathindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. Accordingly to the recommendation of Tagore Bhutnath Babu complicated the Rock Garden construction project successfully at Daspalla State (odisha) and Baria State Palace (Bombay).
Bhutnath Mukherjee has drawn several pencil sketches of various great men such as Rabindranath tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Sir P C. Roy, Subhas Chandra bose, J. Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Radha Krishnan, Frontlier Gandhi Abdul Gaffar Khan, Vinoba Bhabe, Sunity Kumar Chatterjee, Satyen Bose, Dalai-Lama, Chou-en-Lai, Ramesh Chandra Majumder, Sir Jadunath Sarkar, Nandalal, Bose, Abanindra nath Tagore, Faiaz Khan, Omkar nath Thakur, DilP Roy, Hemanta Mukherjee, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
Vivekananda Mukherjee, Tensing Norge, Savarkar, Ahindra Chowdhury, V. V. Giri , Gani Jail Singh, Tarasankar Banerjee, Balai Chand Mukherjee, Shyam Sundar Goswami, Shiba Pada Chatterjee, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, Muluk Raj Anand, Rajagopal Achariyya, Muzaffar Ahmed, B. T. Randiva, Jyati Basu etc. with autographs.
Bhutnath Mukherjee was closely associated with honourable Bijon kumar Mukherjee, S. R. Das, A. N. Roy (Ex chief Justice Supreme Court of India) Sankar Prasad Mitra, Chittatosh Mukherjee and Debi singh (Ex chief justice of Calcutta highcourt) P. C. Sen chief minister of W.B. and other Ministers of W. B. time to time. Biren Roy, Somnath Chatterjee, Krishna Basu, Ram subhak Singh (ex m.p). Swami madhabananda (ex president belurmath) and Swami nittya swarupananda of Belurmath.
Sri Mukherjee is the author of several books like essays on Art, Art teaching method kabya Tarnga ( poem) autographed sketches of intellectuals, collection of coloured sceneries. His eminent student are Dr. Shyam Chand Mukherjee ( Ex-director ) of archhiology W.B. Sachikanta hazari ( ex Justice Calcutta High Court ), D. N. Mukherjee ( Ex Director) of Industries W.B. His interview was telecasted from T.V. Calcutta on 29.10.1989, 30.10.1995, 04.03.2014. His poems, essays and pictures have been published in a number of Magazines and news papers. Several Art exibhbitions of Sri Mukherjee had been organized in Bengal and India. In U. K. and France. Artist Mukherjee was honoured by several organistons in India and aborad. Several biographies of artist mukherjee has been published after his death. His research topic was Influence of human psychology on anatomy of human body through portrait paintaing.
Sri Mukherjee Died on 28.10.1996 in Calcutta.