Observe the image and answer the following question.
The panel in the image was made for the Haripura Congress. Its strong formal design, bold colour scheme and blend of nature and convention reflect the artist’s inspiration from which source?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ajanta wall paintings and sculptures
The panel is Nandalal Bose’s Tiller of the Soil.
Option (1) Mughal and Pahari miniatures — Incorrect. These shaped Abanindranath Tagore’s Journey’s End, not Bose’s Haripura panel.
Option (2) Ajanta wall paintings and sculptures — Correct. Bose’s formal design, bold colours and blend of nature and convention come from the Ajanta wall paintings and sculptures.
Option (3) The abstract language of the Bauhaus artists — Incorrect. Klee, Kandinsky and other Bauhaus artists used squares, circles, lines and colour patches. Their style is seen in Gaganendranath Tagore and Amrita Sher-Gil, not in this panel.
Option (4) The works of Chinese and Japanese masters — Incorrect. Abdul Rehman Chughtai had stylistic affinities with Chinese and Japanese masters. Bose’s panel looks to Ajanta instead.
NCERT (2026-27): “Tiller of the Soil …Folk style is purposely used to represent the rural life. It also conveys political statement of Gandhi’s idea of village. The background of the poster has an arch. The strong senses of formal design, bold colour scheme, and their blend of nature and convention in this panel reflect Bose’s inspiration from Ajanta wall paintings and sculptures.…”
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