Jantin Das was born in 1941 in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa. He studied art at Sir J. J School of Arts, Mumbai from 1957 to 1962. Some important exhibitions where he participated include the Biennales in Paris (1971), and in Venice (1978) and the Documenta in Kessel (1975). Jatin Das has been also involved with art institutions as a teacher at the College of Art, New Delhi, and at the National School of Drama, New Delhi; as a consultant for the Handicrafts Board, and for the Folk Art Museum, Orissa, to mention a few of the positions he held. In 1991, the Lalit Kala Akademi held a retrospective of his works.

Jatin Das Tortured, Dry Paints Jatin Das Two Abstract Figure, Pen And Ink, 55x35 cm Jatin Das Classical Figure, Water Colour on Paper, 70x50 cm Jatin Das Lovers, Pen & Ink, 93x58cm Jatin Das Reclining Figure – II, Conte on Paper, 75x55cm Jatin Das Conte On Paper, 93x58 cm Jatin Das Swinging Trees, Lithograph, 75x55cm Jatin Das Jatin Das Christ on The Cross, Conte on Paper, 45x32cm