The statements below are about colonial-period art schools and artists.
(A) Jamini Roy used the notion of village community as a weapon of resistance to colonial rule.
(B) The art schools in Lahore, Bombay and Madras focused mainly on crafts like metalwork, furniture and curios.
(C) Rasa-Lila by Kshitindranath Majumdar is a gouache painting on paper.
(D) Kshitindranath Majumdar was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) Jamini Roy used the notion of village community as a weapon of resistance to colonial rule. — Correct. He used it as resistance to colonial rule and to make the local signify national.
(B) The art schools in Lahore, Bombay and Madras focused mainly on crafts like metalwork, furniture and curios. — Correct. Only the Calcutta school was more inclined towards fine arts.
(C) Rasa-Lila by Kshitindranath Majumdar is a gouache painting on paper. — Incorrect. Rasa-Lila is a watercolour painting in wash technique. Gouache on paper is the medium of Jamini Roy’s Woman with Child.
(D) Kshitindranath Majumdar was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore. — Correct. He carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell The year 1896 was important in the Indian history of visual arts. E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore saw a need to Indianise art education in the country. This began in the Government Art School, Calcutta, now, Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. Similar art schools were established in Lahore, Bombay and Madras but their primary focus was on crafts like metalwork, furniture and curios. However, the one in Calcutta was more inclined towards fine arts.” “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.” “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. …Roy used the notion of village community as a weapon of resistance to colonial rule and a political act of making local signify national.” |