Manishi De was a born painter. He was born in an artistic family. Manishi De was brought up by Rabindranath Tagore. It happened under supervision. His elder brother Mukul De and sister Rani Chanda were childhood friends and both were talented painters.
His first teacher of painting was Abanindranath Tagore. Later, he received education from Nandlal Basu in Shantiniketan, yet due to his rebellious and boorish nature, he could not become his blind follower.
He never took education seriously. Painting was a kind of play for him and he used to paint only when he was in the mood.
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