The Pahari Schools of Painting flourished in the hill states. Conside…

The Pahari Schools of Painting flourished in the hill states. Consider the following statements:

(A) Many paintings of the Kangra School form a pictorial record of Raja Sansar Chand and his court.

(B) Artists of the Guler–Kangra phase indulged in experimentation that finally moulded into the Basohli style.

(D) Fattu, Purkhu and Khushala are important painters of the Kangra style.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (D) only

(A) Many paintings of the Kangra School form a pictorial record of Raja Sansar Chand and his court. — Correct. He is shown by the riverside, listening to music, watching dancers and drilling troops.
(B) Artists of the Guler–Kangra phase indulged in experimentation that finally moulded into the Basohli style. — Incorrect. Their experiments moulded into the Kangra style. Basohli is where the Pahari style began, before this phase.
(C) The Pahari Schools of Painting include towns in the hills of the eastern Himalayas. — Incorrect. Basohli, Guler, Kangra, Kullu and the other centres lie in the hills of the western Himalayas.
(D) Fattu, Purkhu and Khushala are important painters of the Kangra style. — Correct. They are named as the important painters of the Kangra style.

NCERT (2026-27): “The Pahari Schools of Painting Pahari denotes ‘hilly or mountainous’ in origin. Pahari Schools of Painting includes towns, such as Basohli, Guler, Kangra, Kullu, Chamba, Mankot, Nurpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Jammu and others in the hills of western Himalayas, which emerged as centres of painting from seventeenth to nineteenth century.…”

“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 …Many other paintings comprise a pictorial record of Sansar Chand and his court. He is shown sitting by the riverside, listening to music, watching dancers, presiding over festivals, practising tent pegging and archery, drilling troops, and so on and forth. Fattu, Purkhu and Khushala are important painters of the Kangra style.…”