Jatin Das, The Padma Awardee was born in the village of Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha in 1941. He went to J.J School of Art, Bombay and did his specialisation in Painting. In the year 2008, Jatin Das served as a visiting professor at the wellknown Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. From the year 2009 to 2011, he worked as visiting professor at the same university and received Dharmapda Award.