The Bundi Ragamala and its Persian inscription. Consider the following statements about this Ragamala:
(A) Its artists introduce themselves as pupils of Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abdus Samad of the Mughal court.
(B) Its inscription names Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali and Shaykh Hatim as its artists.
(C) It names Chunar, near Benaras, as the place of origin of the painting.
(D) At Chunar, Rao Ratan Singh and his father Rao Bhoj Singh maintained a palace.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) Its artists introduce themselves as pupils of Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abdus Samad of the Mughal court. — Correct. They call themselves pupils of these master artists of the Mughal court.
(B) Its inscription names Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali and Shaykh Hatim as its artists. — Correct. These three are the artists the inscription names.
(C) It names Chunar, near Benaras, as the place of origin of the painting. — Correct. The artists name Chunar (near Benaras) as the place of origin.
(D) At Chunar, Rao Ratan Singh and his father Rao Bhoj Singh maintained a palace. — Incorrect. The palace was kept by Rao Bhoj Singh and his father Rao Surjan Singh. Rao Ratan Singh was the son of Bhoj Singh.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bundi School of Painting …Bundi’s earliest phase of painting, Bundi Ragamala bears an inscription in Persian that dates back to 1591, mentions names of its artists — Shaykh Hasan, Shaykh Ali and Shaykh Hatim, who introduce themselves as pupils of master artists, Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abddus Samad of the Mughal court. They mention Chunar (near Benaras) as the place of origin of the painting, where Rao Bhoj Singh and his father Rao Surjan Singh maintained a palace.” “Kota School of Painting …part to Madhu Singh, the younger son of Rao Ratan Singh (son of Bhoj Singh of Bundi)…” |