Painting in Guler and Kangra developed over several stages. Arrange the following stages in the order in which they took place:
(A) The most matured version of the style enters Kangra and develops into the Kangra School.
(B) Artists at Haripur–Guler paint portraits of Raja Dalip Singh and his son Bishan Singh.
(C) The Guler–Kangra phase first appears in Guler.
(D) The Kangra style spreads from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal and Kashmir.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C), (A), (D)
B. Artists at Haripur–Guler paint portraits of Raja Dalip Singh and his son Bishan Singh. — First. These portraits date to before the 1730s, before the Guler–Kangra phase began.
C. The Guler–Kangra phase first appears in Guler. — Second. The Guler–Kangra phase first appeared in Guler, under Raja Govardhan Chand.
A. The most matured version of the style enters Kangra and develops into the Kangra School. — Third. The mature style reached Kangra in the 1780s and became the Kangra School.
D. The Kangra style spreads from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal and Kashmir. — Fourth. Under Sansar Chand, the Kangra style soon spread from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal and Kashmir.
NCERT (2026-27): “Guler School The first quarter of the eighteenth century saw a complete transformation in the Basohli style, initiating the Guler–Kangra phase. This phase first appeared in Guler, a high-ranking branch of the Kangra royal family, under the patronage of Raja Govardhan Chand (1744–1773). …The most matured version of this style entered Kangra during the 1780s, thus, developing into the Kangra School while the offshoots of Basohli continued in Chamba and Kullu, India.” “Guler School …Guler appears to have a long tradition of paintings amongst all Pahari schools. There is evidence that artists were working in Haripur–Guler ever since the reign of Dalip Singh (1695–1743) as many of his and his son Bishan Singh’s portraits, dating back to earlier than 1730s, i.e., before the beginning of the Guler–Kangra phase can be found.” “Kangra School …During Sansar Chand’s reign, the production of Kangra School was far greater than any other hill state. He exercised wide political power and was able to support a large studio with artists from Guler and other areas. The Kangra style soon spread from Tira Sujanpur to Garhwal in the east and Kashmir in the west.” |