Born Chitralekha Suvam to Subho and Arati Tagore, was the great-grandniece of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.  She was a talented and significant artist who built bridges between the East and the West.  She was a lifelong seeker of beauty and universal spirituality, that she explored in her life and her art.

She touched many people with her ready smile and sunny disposition.  She was an inspiration to many with her optimism and indomitable spirit in her long fight with cancer.

Her family thanks, from the bottom of their hearts, all the medical professionals and friends who were with her until the end.

Condolences may be offered to the family below.

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  • Astri Wright

    I had the great good fortune to meet Chitralekha on several occasions in Victoria, BC, Canada, as well as teach both of her sons during their undergraduate years. Chitralekha was an effervescent, creative, open and caring woman, who easily connected with people around the world, making many feel close to her, even without frequent visits. Deepest gratitude for the beauty in art and being you brought into the world, dear Chitralekha; travel on in a blaze of light.

  • Nayantara Bhattacharjee

    My sincere condolences!!! I will miss you mamima. Lots of love from Tutu and Tom

  • Biswajit Basu

    Requiem for Chitralekha,

    Where have those days gone, when we basked in the sunshine of your happy face?
    Where have those days gone when we saw the world through windows lined with lace?
    Where have those days gone, when life was placid like the calm blue ocean?
    Where have those days gone, when every day was an endless celebration?

    Gone they are, never will they come back again,
    Gone forever, leaving only dark clouds and pain,
    We call out your name echoing through eons of time: nobody hears,
    But the cold rain pours on silently to dilute our bitter tears,
    All we have now are our distant memories to cling to,
    To recall our worldly joys for those moments so few.

    We know that you left us to go to a wondrous place,
    No rigour, no pain, just a continuum of endless solace,
    This world gave you immense pain but you left so peacefully,
    So that over trillions of universes you could roam free,
    Where there is no time; and space stretches into eternity,
    Where, perhaps, countless universes and dimensions meet at infinity.

    The time is nigh when I will join you there,
    And then we will have billions of years to spare,
    To talk again of cabbages and kings,
    And feel the celestial joy of hearing an angel when she sings,
    Chitra, I must say farewell now, but I am not yet done,
    Please wait for me and once more we will fly into the sun.

  • Lily Ghosh

    My sincere condolences to Chitralekha’s family. She left us too soon. I will miss our occasional chats on the phone and meetings at temple events and other social occasions. My husband and I enjoyed many lovely get-togethers with her and her family in the early days at Baruna’s home. Those wonderful memories still make me smile. I will miss Chitralekha’s smiling face and warm spirit. Blessings to all the family.

  • Dr, Sydney Sparling

    A kindred spirit has flown away. Chitralekha – how delicate, yet strong, was the aesthetic/spiritual flame of her heart! May we all catch it and hold it close. May she smile in peace.

    With sincere condolences to her husband, Prithviraj, and son, Udiraj and family.

  • Mano Sandhu

    Chitrlekha was a great friend. I will always remember her smiling face and courage even when she was going through tough times herself. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to her dear husband Prithviraj, her son Udiraj and his family. We will all miss her. Rest in Peace my friend.

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