Shobha Broota was born on January 22, 1943, into an artistic family in Delhi.[2][3] At the age of 5, she started learning Indian classical music and at the age of 19 she completed Sangeet Visharad degree in Hindustani classical vocals.[3] She is also a sitarist.[4]
Shobha was married to Rameshwar Broota, and they have two daughters Pooja and Sakshi.[6] Her former husband Rameshwar Broota and her daughter Pooja Iranna are also artists.[6]
Artistic career and exhibitions
Shobha Broota started her artistic career by drawing portraits and figurative works, moved to wood etchings in In the 1970s-80s, and later to minimalistic abstract oil & acrylic paintings.[6] She has incorporated hand-woven fabric and threads into her abstract works to form patterns.[2]
Shobha Broota done her first solo exhibition in Delhi in 1965.[7] Her 2021 exhibition Sutra at Bikaner House was a major showcase of her significant works created over four decades.[8] An exhibition in Delhi Art Gallery in 2025, titled Painting Infinity displayed nearly 100 works of her including portraits, abstracts, etchings, woven canvases and ink impressions.[7][9]
Shobha Broota has co-authored a book titled Vesture of Being with art critic, writer and Poet Keshav Malik.[11]
After completing her diploma in fine arts from the College of Art, Delhi, in 1964, she was appointed as a teacher in the art department there.[12] She later worked as an art educator at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.[6]
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