Events of the early twentieth century in Bengal and its art. Arrange the following events in the order in which they took place:
(A) An exhibition of works by Paul Klee, Kandinsky and other Bauhaus artists travels to Calcutta
(B) Jamini Roy travels to the countryside of Bengal to collect folk paintings (pats)
(C) The Partition of Bengal, after which the Swadeshi movement reaches its peak
(D) The birth of Jamini Roy, later called the father of the folk renaissance in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
D. The birth of Jamini Roy — first. Jamini Roy was born in 1887, well before the other events.
C. The Partition of Bengal — second. The Partition came in 1905, and after it the Swadeshi movement was at its peak.
A. The Bauhaus exhibition in Calcutta — third. Works by Paul Klee, Kandinsky and other Bauhaus artists travelled to Calcutta in 1922.
B. Jamini Roy’s journey to the Bengal countryside — fourth. He went to collect pats and learn from folk artisans in the mid-1920s, a few years after the 1922 exhibition.
NCERT (2026-27): “Pan-Asianism and Modernism The colonial art policy had created a divide between those who liked the European academic style and those who favoured Indian style. But following the Partition of Bengal in 1905, the Swadeshi movement was at its peak and it reflected in ideas about art. … If, on one hand, pan-Asianism was gaining popularity, ideas about modern European art also travelled to India. Hence, the year 1922 may be regarded as a remarkable one, when an important exhibition of works by Paul Klee, Kandinsky and other artists, who were part of the Bauhaus School in Germany, travelled to Calcutta.” “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity. In the mid –1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect folk paintings (pats) and learn from folk artisans.” |