Read the following passage and answer the following question.
The sculpture shows a scene of a Santhal man, carrying his children in a double basket joined by a pole, and his wife and dog walking alongside. Perhaps, it speaks of the family migrating from one region to another, carrying all their frugal possessions. This must be an everyday scene for the artist living amidst the rural landscape. The sculpture is made in the round, which means that we can see it from all sides. It is placed on a low pedestal.
Where the given sculpture is placed?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Santiniketan
Santhal Family is placed in the compound of Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, India’s first national art school.
NCERT (2026-27): “Santhal Family This is an open air large-scale sculpture created by Ramkinker Baij in 1937. It is made out of metal armature and cement mixed with pebbles, and placed in the compound of Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, India’s first national art school. It shows a scene of a Santhal man, carrying his children in a double basket joined by a pole, and his wife and dog walking alongside.…”
Santhal Family |
