About Krishen Khanna (1925)

Khanna was born on 5 July 1925 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad, Pakistan). Krishen Khanna grew up in Lahore, only studying art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo School of Art there. In 1947, Khanna’s family moved to Shimla as a result of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and Khanna was deeply affected by not only the change in his personal life, but also...