The Guler artists Manak (Manaku) and Nainsukh shaped Pahari painting. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sons and grandsons of Manak and Nainsukh – the finest examples of Pahari paintings
Option (1) Radha in the Gita Govinda – the cosmic power in whom the devotee is to be drowned — Incorrect. In the Gita Govinda, Radha is a devotee or soul. The cosmic power in whom she is to be drowned is Krishna.
Option (2) Krishna embracing gopis, Gita Govinda – painted at Basohli — Incorrect. This Gita Govinda painting was made at Guler, not at Basohli.
Option (3) Sons and grandsons of Manak and Nainsukh – the finest examples of Pahari paintings — Correct. The sons and grandsons of Manak and Nainsukh worked at many other centres. They made the finest examples of Pahari paintings.
Option (4) Balwant Singh of Jasrota – the patron of Manaku at Guler — Incorrect. Balwant Singh of Jasrota was the greatest patron of Nainsukh, not of Manaku. Manaku painted for Raja Govardhan Chand of Guler.
NCERT (2026-27): “Guler School …Sons and grandsons of Manak and Nainsukh worked at many other centres and are responsible for the finest examples of Pahari paintings. Guler appears to have a long tradition of paintings amongst all Pahari schools.” “Guler School …Nainsukh appears to have left his hometown in Guler and moved to Jasrota. He is believed to have initially worked for Mian Zoravar Singh, whose son and successor Balwant Singh of Jasrota was to become his greatest patron.” “Awaiting Krishna and the Hesitant Radha …Though the characters are divine and enact the play at a philosophical plane, where Radha is a devotee or soul, and Krishna, the cosmic power, in whom she is to be drowned.” |