Born in 1954 in Pune, Bahulkar obtained a diploma in Painting from the Sir J.J School of Art, Mumbai, in 1975.

Suhas Bahulkar’s paintings are the outcome of his childhood memories; the nostalgia over the vanishing culture of his formative years. He was greatly inspired by the traditional Maharashtrian lifestyle – the style of dress, in particular the “nauwari” (a nine-yard saree) and the old “wadis” (the traditional home of this State), with their faded murals and broken walls, representations of which find a place in his work.

He has exhibited his works in India and internationally, his most recent one being in Hong Kong, in 1999. He lives and works in Mumbai.