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Kayastha parents Gnanendranath Kundu and Binapani Kundu. He was the fourth among seven siblings. Kundu was married to Phalguni Kundu and had a daughter Amity and a son Animesh.
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In the 1975, following a brief stint at Bitopi advertising agency, Kundu established his own company, a furniture store featuring his own designs,
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It was during this period he designed two posters which became among the most recognized works of art produced during the war. They were titled
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Kundu died of old age complications at
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Kundu crafted several national trophies including
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95:Sculptor, painter and entrepreneur
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183:Sada Jagrata Banglar Mukti Bahini
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540:"Nitun Kundu: A Success"
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382:"The OTOBI man's legacy"
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514:"Liberation War in art"
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