Long long ago, when I was a year 5 student in
Narail,
Bangladesh, I had this pot-luck to be a student of S M Sultan, the legendary painter. This opportunity of
a lifetime was short-lived though as we stayed there only for about six months.
But Narail, the river Chitra (that
almost flowed through our bungalow) along with its fishing boats with otters on board, flowing logs from the
Sundarbans and its lush green banks
and Sultan, in his flowing black robe and long hair, his flute,
his pets are all quite vivid in my memory even to this day.
But the sketch and colour books that I've dearly held on to since 1974 have aged and yellowed.
I am publishing a few sketches and watercolours from our painting sessions here and plan to put more
of these works as I find the time.
River Chitra by S M Sultan, 1974
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Deer by S M Sultan, 1974
Faces by S M Sultan, 1974
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![We [Dhakai] are [Jamdani] animals](/images/jamdanimals_butt.jpg)
