Modern Indian artists worked in many media and styles. Match the artists in List-I with their work or contribution in List-II:
| List-I (Artist) | List-II (Work or contribution) |
|---|---|
| A. Amrita Sher-Gil | I. Influenced by South Indian temple sculpture |
| B. Mrinalini Mukherjee | II. Known for experimental spirit |
| C. Ramkinkar Baij | III. Larger than life-size rural family sculpture |
| D. P. V. Janakiram | IV. Fibre works long dismissed as craft |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Amrita Sher-Gil | (II) Known for experimental spirit | She died young. Her body of work is valued for its experimental spirit and its impact on the next generation. |
| (B) Mrinalini Mukherjee | (IV) Fibre works long dismissed as craft | Her hemp-fibre works such as Vanshri were dismissed as craft. Only recently have they drawn attention. |
| (C) Ramkinkar Baij | (III) Larger than life-size rural family sculpture | His Santhal Family shows a Santhal family setting out for work, larger than life size. |
| (D) P. V. Janakiram | (I) Influenced by South Indian temple sculpture | His copper Ganesha shows the influence of ancient temple sculpture of South India. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), half Hungarian and half Indian, emerges as a unique female artist, who contributed immensely to modern Indian art through the 1930s. … She died young, leaving behind a remarkable body of work, which is important for its experimental spirit and the impact it left on the next generation of Indian modernists.” “Vanshri This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s. … For many years, her works of this kind were dismissed as craft.…” “Introduction to Modernism in India …Ramkinkar Baij was an artist given to the celebration of nature. … For instance, his Santhal Family, made as an outdoor sculpture within the Kala Bhavana compound, turned the daily activity of a Santhal family setting out for work into a larger than a life size piece of art.…” “Ganesha This is a sculpture in oxidised copper made by P. V. Janakiram in 1970, and is in the collection of NGMA, Delhi. … Janakiram is influenced by the ancient temple sculpture of South India.…” |