Iconic Indian artist Syed Haider Raza, known for his abstracts, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. Raza is touted as one of Indian modern art's greatest painters. He was also conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 2015. "He was in the ICU at a hospital here for the past two months and passed away today. Raza's works had very rich use of colour, replete with icons from Indian cosmology as well as its philosophy.

Source: India Today July 23, 2016 10:30 UTC