Bimal Dasgupta spent much of his early life in Delhi under the care of his uncle, a government official. Although his uncle’s household was unsupportive of his artistic aspirations, Dasgupta’s determination never wavered. With encouragement and assistance from his father, he enrolled at the Government College of Art & Craft in Calcutta in 1937, setting the stage for a lifelong journey in art.

A pivotal moment in his artistic evolution came when he received a scholarship to travel through Europe for six months. The exposure to European modernism and techniques such as gouache and oil painting broadened his practice and shaped his visual vocabulary.

Deeply connected to nature, Dasgupta often turned to it as a wellspring of inspiration. While he first gained recognition as a landscape painter, his style evolved significantly over the years. Post-Europe, he briefly engaged with cubist forms, then explored the spiritual geometry of neo-tantrism, before eventually embracing pure abstraction, expressed with lyrical sensitivity through watercolours and acrylics.

Dasgupta exhibited extensively both in India and internationally. He also undertook major commissions, including mural work for Indian pavilions at trade fairs in Moscow and Tokyo. In recognition of his contributions to Indian art, he was honoured by the Sahitya Kala Parishad in 1972 and was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1989.