Match the Bengal School era artists in List-I with their work.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Jamini Roy | I. Drew a lyrical, calligraphic Radhika |
| B. Abdul Rehman Chughtai | II. Painted the Haripura Congress panels |
| C. E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore | III. Collected pats in rural Bengal |
| D. Nandalal Bose | IV. Indianised art education in Calcutta |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jamini Roy | (III) Travelled to the Bengal countryside in the mid-1920s to collect pats | He went to learn from folk artisans and the expressive power of their lines. |
| (B) Abdul Rehman Chughtai | (I) Drew Radhika with a lyrical quality of calligraphy in every line | His Radhika is drawn so gracefully that it reads like a poem in visual form. |
| (C) E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore | (IV) Began to Indianise art education at the Government Art School, Calcutta | The two saw a need to Indianise art education, and the work began at this school. |
| (D) Nandalal Bose | (II) Painted panels for the Congress session at Haripura at Gandhi’s invitation | Gandhi invited him because he understood the role of art in teaching new ideas. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity. In the mid –1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect folk paintings (pats) and learn from folk artisans. He wanted to learn from the expressive power of their lines.…” “Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). …The character is drawn gracefully, with a lyrical quality of calligraphy in every line. It is as if a poem finds visual form.…” “Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell The year 1896 was important in the Indian history of visual arts. E. B. Havell and Abanindranath Tagore saw a need to Indianise art education in the country. This began in the Government Art School, Calcutta, now, Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata.…” “Shantiniketan — Early modernism Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath Tagore, was invited by poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana. …He also illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts and understood the role of art in teaching new ideas. For this reason, Mahatma Gandhi invited him to paint panels that were put on display at the Congress session at Haripura in 1937.…” |