Who created the mural The Lives of Medieval Saints in Hindi Bhavana, Shantiniketan, around the eve of India’s Independence?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Benode Behari Mukherjee
Option (1) Nandalal Bose — Incorrect. A student of Abanindranath Tagore, he drew on past traditions like the Ajanta frescoes at Kala Bhavana. This mural is not his.
Option (2) Ramkinkar Baij — Incorrect. He was a sculptor who made Santhal Family at Kala Bhavana, not this mural.
Option (3) Benode Behari Mukherjee — Correct. He painted this fresco in Hindi Bhavana during 1946–1947, on the lives of Bhakti poets.
Option (4) K. G. Subramanyan — Incorrect. His famous mural is on an outer wall in Kala Bhavana. He was a student of Mukherjee.
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NCERT (2026-27): “The Lives of Medieval Saints The Lives of Medieval Saints, a mural in Hindi Bhavana, Shantiniketan, was created by Benode Behari Mukherjee around the eve of India’s Independence from Colonial rule, during 1946–1947. The mural employs the technique of fresco buono and covers almost 23 metre of the entire upper half of the three walls of the room.” |