Krishen Khanna

Krishen Khanna (born 5 July 1925) is an Indian painter known for his abstracted figurative artworks depicting street scenes of the country. He is a self-taught artist whose paintings showcase Indian idioms and human values. Notable works by Khanna include the Truckwallahs and Bandwallahs series as well as his paintings on Christian themes.

Khanna attended Imperial Service College in England and the Government College, Lahore. He then worked at Grindlay's Bank in Mumbai and became a member of the Progressive Artists' Group. Khanna quit his banking job in 1961 to pursue art full-time. Khanna is a recipient of the Rockefeller Fellowship in 1962, the Padma Shri in 1990, and the Padma Bhushan in 2011. He lives and works in New Delhi.