Born on 1 January 1979, Surjit Sougaijam is a contemporary visual artist from Manipur working from Lalit Kala Akademi's Garhi studios in New Delhi. He studied MFA Painting at S. N. School, Hyderabad Central University, BFA Painting at College of Art, New Delhi, and MSc Social Anthropology at Delhi University. His work is held in major institutional and private collections in India and abroad.