The multi-faceted Jatin Das has been a part of the Indian art scene for more than four decades, with his paintings, murals and sculptures. The human body holds an endless fascination for him and he pursues his quest for dynamic figures tirelessly, using a linear structure and quick brushwork. He was raised in a middle class Bengali family. Throughout his childhood, he was exposed to art in the form of music as in those days the very way of worshipping deities was through music. Having been brought up in an atmosphere where music was a way of life, a young Jatin grew into becoming a huge music lover. Jatin Das believes that every element of life has an inherent energy. This energy is evident in his paintings of men and women, captured in the throes of emotional upheaval, portraying the plethora of emotions evoked as a result of the interaction of people with society and nature. Rhythmic discontinuities of colour planes and rushing lines characterize his paintings. Jatin focuses on drawing out the subtleties of thought and feeling through the use of colour. In particular, it was his paintings of nude or 'bare figure' forms that brought him acclaim in the 1960s and 70s. Jatin Das comes across as an innovative artist who always tries to find new and dynamic ways of depicting human figures. His paintings mainly revolve around the various aspects of a man-woman relationship, such as crisis, contacts, disclosures, emotional tensions, etc. The treatment of human forms in the paintings of Jatin Das is exceptionally great and the colors seem to be charged with the emotional tinges. The linear arrangement and brisk brushwork further adds a unique dimension to his paintings. More often than not, he uses ink, oil colors, water colors and conte (hard crayon made of clay) to give life to the characters that he paints. Jatin received training from Professor S.B. Palsikar in the field of art at the famous Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. Soon after completing his education, he started his painting career.