Painting in the Pahari hill states developed from the seventeenth to…

Painting in the Pahari hill states developed from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Arrange the following in the correct order:

(A) Painting in the Kangra style is practised in Garhwal in the east and Kashmir in the west.

(B) Basohli is the centre of painting in the hills.

(D) Tira Sujanpur is the most prolific centre of painting under Raja Sansar Chand.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C), (D), (A)

First: (B) Basohli is the centre of painting in the hills — the Pahari style began at Basohli with a coarsely flamboyant style.
Second: (C) A new style known as the Guler–Kangra phase comes into vogue — it came in vogue during the 1690s to 1730s, and its experiments moulded into the Kangra style.
Third: (D) Tira Sujanpur is the most prolific centre of painting under Raja Sansar Chand — the style blossomed into the Kangra School, and Tira Sujanpur became its most prolific centre under Sansar Chand.
Fourth: (A) Painting in the Kangra style is practised in Garhwal in the east and Kashmir in the west — the Kangra style soon spread from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal and Kashmir.

NCERT (2026-27): “The Pahari Schools of Painting …Beginning at Basohli with a coarsely flamboyant style, it blossomed into the most exquisite and sophisticated style of Indian painting known as the Kangra School, through the Guler or pre-Kangra phase.…”

“Basohli School …A new style of painting came in vogue during 1690s to 1730s, which was referred to as the Guler–Kangra phase. Artists during this period indulged in experimentation and improvisations that finally resulted and moulded into the Kangra style.”

“Kangra School …Raja Sansar Chand established supremacy of Kangra over all surrounding hill states. Tira Sujanpur emerged as the most prolific centre of painting under his patronage. …During Sansar Chand’s reign, the production of Kangra School was far greater than any other hill state. He exercised wide political power and was able to support a large studio with artists from Guler and other areas. The Kangra style soon spread from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal in the east and Kashmir in the west.…”