Next time you see the national emblem of India, think of a young artist shuttling a hundred kilometres a day for about a whole month, braving the crowds, dust and grime of 1940s Kolkata, to study live lions for the design of India’s national emblem. Born on November 1, 1927, Dinanath Bhargava belonged to the small town of Multai in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. When India gained independence in 1947, he was in his early 20s and was pursuing 3-year Diploma in Fine Arts at Shantiniketan.

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