After the painter Nainsukh left Guler for Jasrota, for whom is he believed to have initially worked?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mian Zoravar Singh
Option (1) Balwant Singh — Incorrect. Balwant Singh, son of Mian Zoravar Singh, became Nainsukh’s greatest patron later, not his first.
Option (2) Mian Zoravar Singh — Correct. At Jasrota, Nainsukh is believed to have first worked for Mian Zoravar Singh.
Option (3) Dalip Singh — Incorrect. Dalip Singh was an earlier ruler of Guler, the town Nainsukh left.
Option (4) Govardhan Chand — Incorrect. Govardhan Chand ruled Guler and was the patron of Manaku.
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NCERT (2026-27): “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. Nainsukh’s celebrated pictures of Balwant Singh are unique in the kind of visual record they offer of the patron’s life.” |