Eminent Indian painter Jogen Chowdhury, a former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP, died at 87 in Kolkata after battling blood cancer for 18 months. Celebrated Indian painter and former TMC Rajya Sabha MP, Jogen Chowdhury, died in Kolkata after battling blood cancer. He was renowned for his contributions to modern Indian art. Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha MP Jogen Chowdhury passes away. He breathed his last at 10:45 am on Sunday.