Artists and thinkers in colonial Bengal looked for an Indian direction in art. Match the persons in List-I with their work in List-II.
List-I | List-II |
A. Nandalal Bose | I. Wrote about Swadeshi in art |
B. Kakuzo Okakura | II. Headed the painting department at Kala Bhavana |
C. Ananda Coomaraswamy | III. Rejected academic training for the flat style of folk painting |
D. Jamini Roy | IV. Brought pan-Asianism to India |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Nandalal Bose | (II) Headed the painting department at Kala Bhavana | Rabindranath Tagore invited Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath, to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana. |
| (B) Kakuzo Okakura | (IV) Came to India with his ideas about pan-Asianism | Okakura was a Japanese nationalist. Through pan-Asianism he wanted to unite India with other eastern nations against western imperialism. |
| (C) Ananda Coomaraswamy | (I) Wrote about Swadeshi in art | Coomaraswamy was an important art historian who wrote about Swadeshi in art. |
| (D) Jamini Roy | (III) Rejected academic training for the flat style of folk painting | Jamini Roy trained in the colonial Art School but rejected it. He adopted the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath Tagore, was invited by poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana. …Jamini Roy is a unique example of modern Indian artist, who after undergoing academic training in the colonial Art School rejected it only to adopt the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages.…” “Pan-Asianism and Modernism …Ananda Coomaraswamy, an important art historian, wrote about Swadeshi in art and joined hands with a Japanese nationalist, Kakuzo Okakura, who was visiting Rabindranath Tagore in Calcutta. He came to India with his ideas about pan-Asianism, by which he wanted to unite India with other eastern nations and fight against western imperialism.…” |