In 1943, some young artists in Calcutta formed the Calcutta Group. Consider the following statements:
(A) The group was formed under the leadership of Nirode Mazumdar.
(B) Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra were members of the group.
(C) By excluding details, the group could emphasise material, surface, forms, colours, shades and textures.
(D) The humanitarian crisis of the Bengal famine compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) The group was formed under the leadership of Nirode Mazumdar. — Incorrect. The group was led by Prodosh Das Gupta, a sculptor. Nirode Mazumdar was one of its members.
(B) Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra were members of the group. — Correct. They were among the young artists who formed the Calcutta Group.
(C) By excluding details, the group could emphasise material, surface, forms, colours, shades and textures. — Correct. The group simplified its visual expression, and this let it stress these elements.
(D) The humanitarian crisis of the Bengal famine compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. — Correct. The Bengal famine ravaged the region and forced massive rural migration to cities. In 1943, a few young artists then formed the Calcutta Group.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India Soon after Sher-Gil’s death, India, still under British rule, was deeply affected by global events like World War–II. One of the indirect outcomes was the outbreak of the Bengal famine, which ravaged the region forcing massive rural migration to cities. The humanitarian crisis compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. In 1943, under the leadership of Prodosh Das Gupta, a sculptor, few young artists formed the Calcutta Group, which included Nirode Mazumdar, Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra. …They started to simplify their visual expression by excluding details. With such an attempt, they could emphasise on elements, material, surface, forms, colours, shades and textures, etc.…” |