Art History for Kids: Jagdish Swaminathan – The Artist Who Helped India See its Folk and Tribal Artists

bySharada Kerkar

Jagdish Swaminathan, popularly known as J Swaminathan, was not only an artist—he was also a thinker, writer, teacher and mentor. He believed that art could be found everywhere, not just inside museums or big city galleries. He helped people recognise the beauty and importance of folk and tribal art traditions from across India.

Art History for Kids: Jagdish Swaminathan – The Artist Who Helped India See its Folk and Tribal Artists

Jagdish Swaminathan | Images Source: wikiart.org Swaminathan was born in Shimla in 1928. Before becoming an artist, he lived many different lives, including working as a journalist, an activist and an author of children’s stories. But by the mid-1950s, he decided to dedicate himself fully to a