When the most matured version of the Guler style entered Kangra in the 1780s, in which hill states did the offshoots of Basohli continue?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Chamba and Kullu
Option (1) Garhwal and Kashmir — Incorrect. The Kangra style spread from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal in the east and Kashmir in the west; these took up the Kangra style.
Option (2) Chamba and Kullu — Correct. As the matured Guler style grew into the Kangra School, the offshoots of Basohli continued in Chamba and Kullu.
Option (3) Alampur and Nadaun — Incorrect. These were Kangra kalam centres under Sansar Chand: an earlier phase at Alampur and the most matured paintings at Nadaun.
Option (4) Tira Sujanpur and Guler — Incorrect. Tira Sujanpur was the most prolific Kangra centre under Sansar Chand, and Guler is where the Guler–Kangra phase first appeared.
NCERT (2026-27): “Guler School … Though initiated by Manak, also called Manaku, his brother Nainsukh, who became the court painter of Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota, is responsible for shaping the Guler School emphatically. The most matured version of this style entered Kangra during the 1780s, thus, developing into the Kangra School while the offshoots of Basohli continued in Chamba and Kullu, India.” |