These people shaped Indian art in the early twentieth century. Match the persons in List-I with their contribution in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore | I. Ideas about pan-Asianism |
| B. Nandalal Bose | II. Painting department, Kala Bhavana |
| C. Ananda Coomaraswamy | III. Curriculum of Indian art traditions |
| D. Kakuzo Okakura | IV. Writings on Swadeshi in art |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore | (III) Curriculum of Indian art traditions | They set out to Indianise art education at the Government Art School, Calcutta. Their curriculum encouraged Indian technique and themes. |
| (B) Nandalal Bose | (II) Painting department, Kala Bhavana | A student of Abanindranath, he was invited by Rabindranath Tagore to head painting at Kala Bhavana. |
| (C) Ananda Coomaraswamy | (IV) Writings on Swadeshi in art | This art historian wrote about Swadeshi in art and joined hands with Okakura. |
| (D) Kakuzo Okakura | (I) Ideas about pan-Asianism | This Japanese nationalist wanted to unite India with other eastern nations against western imperialism. |
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
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. …Havell and Abanindranath Tagore designed a curriculum to include and encourage technique and themes in Indian art traditions.…” “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. Kala Bhavana was India’s first national art school.…” “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.…” |