Born in 1986, Arijoy Bhattacharya is an artist based in New Delhi, India. Having obtained his BFA in painting from College of Art, New Delhi in 2009, he studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (S.M.F.A.), Boston till 2010. Drawing from diverse influences ranging from Continental philosophy to Indian metaphysical traditions, his art explores reciprocity and mimesis, involving the circular operations that simultaneously reveal and deny phenomenal realities.
An avid reader of publications on Kashmir Shaivism, he undertook the translation of Swami Lakshmanjoo’s Srikramanayapradipika, in order for the book to reach a wider audience conversant in English. This vision took the shape of “Light on the Doctrine of Krama”, published by Indica Books in 2019. He views life as play in the lap of Kali. His other interests include music and poetry.