Ajit Seal is a highly revered Indian master printmaker, painter, and educator whose artistic career spans several decades, fundamentally shaping the printmaking landscapes of both Assam and Santiniketan. As an alumnus and later a prominent professor at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, his artistic philosophy bridges the rich, narrative heritage of traditional North-East Indian culture with the academic, meditative discipline of modern graphic arts.