Wasim Kapoor is an eminent painter in India. He was born on 3rd January 1951 in Lucknow. Kapoor acquired a First Class Diploma in Fine Arts from the Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Calcutta, in 1971. He is an artist possessed by the dark emotions of pain, suppression, suffering, and loneliness. All his subjects, whether simple Indian women involved in daily tasks, Jesus Christ, or even the ubiquitous Kolkata rickshaws, reflect angst and torment at the hands of a cruel society. He says, "90 percent of my work is about the suffering of women and their problems." Although he humorously believes it`s because of the underworld-like way he dresses, All his life his attire has always been black. He wears a black coat, black jacket, and black kurta and carries a silver stick. Others think that it`s the controversies he seems to be ever-embroiled in. Kapoor has been exhibiting his works in solo and group shows for more than 30 years now and seems to have achieved more in this time than most artists do in their entire careers. Kapoor has contributed proceeds from some of his sales towards a leprosy center and even took part in the Picasso centenary exhibition by Calcutta painters in 1981.