Of this period in Sen’s art, Elle magazine of Paris wrote, “He paints large canvases full of colour. Like Vincent van Gogh, Sen discovered colour in France”. They are all hymns of life.” Sen’s New World after a break of painting was bold and hypnotic. Paris Premiere TV of France describes his work as “..his universe is mid-way between Indian and Western culture. He creates vegetal forms, luxuriant landscapes.”
INDIA’S BLOODY INDEPENDENCE
IN 1947
When India was partitioned 1947 to create Pakistan, a new country for Muslims, about 20 million people of Bengal and Punjab were displaced and brutally victimized. Sen’s wealthy, literate family had huge landed property in erstwhile East Bengal, the present Bangladesh, which was carved out to be East Pakistan for Muslims. So for being Hindus Sen’s family was overnight evicted from their home. Without taking any possessions, they fled for their lives amidst people warring over religion, and so became squatted refugees in West Bengal.