Lain Singh Bangdel

 

Lain Singh Bangdel (1919-2002), is a renowned painter, novelist and art historian of Nepal. As a forerunner of the modern art movement in Nepal, he introduced the modern trends of western art into Nepalese art. As a novelist, he contributed to Nepali literature through the realistic descriptions of oppressed people. As an art historian, Bangdel worked hard in order to preserve and promote the ancient arts and sculptures of Kathmandu Valley. His most popular book "Stolen Images of Nepal' has documented 300 missing religious artworks from Kathmandu. A true Renaissance Man of Nepal, Bangdel has contributed a lot to the exploration, preservation and development of Nepalese art and literature.