Hemendranath Mazumder the great artiste, was born on 19th September, 1894 in the district of Mymansingh, Bangladesh. His father was Durganath Mazumder. When he was born, his father was an employee in the zamindar household of Atharobari.
Hemendranath's academic career started at the usual age. But this period was short lived. One day, after returning from school, he proposed to terminate his studies. Instead, he desired to get admitted in the art school. His kith and kin were averse to this decision. But he did not pay heed to anybody's advice or warning and got admitted in the Government Art College in Calcutta. Things were going smoothly for some time. But in 1912, with the advent of George V in Calcutta, the then capital of British India, ill-luck dodged the steps of Hemen Mazumder. Mr. Brown was devolved with the task of building the archway and decorating the path to felicitate the monarch. Mr. Brown did not want to be extravagant. In order to manage the entire event at a very low cost, he wanted to employ the junior students of the Art College for the purpose of decoration and adornment of the destined site. But those students, spearheaded by Hemen Mazumder, were reluctant to accept this order of making artificial flowers with craft paper. The names of the rebellious students were struck off the register. After a few days, the principal pardoned the students and accepted them. But Hemen's ego and august personality could not digest this insult. He abandoned the Government Art College. 
Next, Hemendranath got admitted in the Jubilee Art School. The renowned painter Ranadaprasad Gupta was the principal of this institution. However, maverick Hemendranath was never much inspired by the conventional ways of painting as taught in the Art School. He was a spontaneous artiste and relied on self inspiration and innovative thinking. In a sincere effort to develop himself in his own way, Hemendranath minutely observed the skill, subtlety and finesse of the European artistes during the Renaissance. The works of the French and Dutch artistes fascinated him. Hemendranath experimented with their style and technique.
In 1920, Hemen Mazumder won the first prize in the 'All India Art Exhibition' held in Bombay. He received the best painter's award in the 'Bombay Art Exhibition' in 1921 and 1922 consecutively which raised a sensation in western India. In 1922, the aggrieved 'Bombay Chronicle' wrote - 'One Mr. H. Mazumder of Calcutta won three times the first prize of the exhibition. It is a disgrace to the Bombay artistes………..either the Judging Committee must be incompetent or Mr. Mazumder is too high for the exhibition....'
In 1920, Hemendranath's paintings won the first prize in the 'Madras Art Exhibition' as well. The act was repeated in the following year. Till 1926, he ruled supreme in the world of paintings and bore away all the prizes in all major art exhibitions held in Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, Madras (Chennai), Simla and other places.
After this, Hemen Mazumder got cocooned to his shells inside his studio. The gifted genius in him was probably facing the threat of extinction on account of too much exposure and ostentatious treatment. So the prodigious artiste got obsessed in introspective work.
But this hiatus was short-lived. He had to come out of his hibernation to respond to the earnest demand of his admirers and lovers of art. The legendary cricketer and connoisseur of art, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of JamNagar wrote - "I am so much pleased with the work done by him and I assure you that lovers of art on this side of Kattyawar appreciate his beautiful work. Hardly any painter in Bombay Presidency can compete with Mr. Mazumder as regards his vivid style and beautiful combination of various colours. I have come in contact with many good painters in Bombay and seen their work but Mr. Mazumder stands first among each and all of them."
Several distinguished persons like King Purna Chandra Bhanjadeo of Mayurbhanj, the king of Kashmir, Sir Bhupindranath Singh, the king of Patiala etc. were admirers of Hemen Mazumder. They bought several paintings of this maestro. Sir Bhupindranath Singh had employed Hemendranath as his court-painter. 
In 1938, Hemendranath came back to Calcutta and concentrated in his own work. Till the last day of his life, he was dedicated to the cause of art on 22nd July, 1948, this illustrious artist breathed his last in Calcutta.

SOME NOTABLE PAINTINGS OF HEMEN MAZUMDER

1. Divine Flute
2. Ear-ring
3. Charmed
4. Traffic in Soul
5. Artiste
6. In Blue Swari
7. Lingering Look
8. Wine of Love
9. Wounded Vanity
10. The Goal
11. Delusion
12. Spirit of Maidenhood
13. Cast-out
14. Glamour of Beauty
15. Echo of love
16. Shadow
17. Day-Dream
18. Irony of Fate
19. Rati & Madan
20. The Girdle
21. Charmer's Pride
22. Only a word
23. Memory
24. Evergreen
25. Finishing Touch
26. A Lotus in the Mud
27. Manbhanjan
28. More than death
29. The First Light
30. Strict Purdah
31. A Fakir
32. The Charmer
33. Sure Hit
34. Passing Cloud
35. Fortune Wheel
36. Eternal June
37. The Lost Heart
38. Wild Flower
39. Seventeen