The Bengal School arose amid nationalist thinking in the early twentieth century. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The term ‘Bengal School of Art’ is not fully accurate.
Reason (R): The movement originated in Calcutta but later influenced many artists in different parts of the country.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): The term ‘Bengal School of Art’ is not fully accurate. — True. The first move to create a modern, nationalist school happened in Bengal, but the movement did not stay there.
Reason (R): The movement originated in Calcutta but later influenced many artists in different parts of the country. — True. It began in Calcutta, the centre of British power, and later reached artists elsewhere, including Shantiniketan.
Why R explains A? The name ties the movement to one region. Because the style spread to artists across the country, a name that points only to Bengal is not fully accurate.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Bengal School The term ‘Bengal School of Art’ is not fully accurate. It is true that the first move to create a modern, nationalist school happened in Bengal but it was not restricted to this region alone. It was an art movement and a style of painting that originated in Calcutta, the centre of British power, but later influenced many artists in different parts of the country, including Shantiniketan, where India’s first national art school was founded.” |