Kala Bhavana, where Nandalal Bose taught art, inspired many young artists. It became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country. Which artist was a prominent example of this?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → K. Venkatappa
Option (1) Kshitindranath Majumdar — Incorrect. He is named among the younger artists who followed the new direction opened by Abanindranath Tagore, not as a Kala Bhavana example.
Option (2) M. R. Chughtai — Incorrect. He too is named among the younger followers of Abanindranath Tagore, with his painting Radhika.
Option (3) Gaganendranath Tagore — Incorrect. He was Abanindranath’s brother, known for paintings in the Cubist style and for caricatures.
Option (4) K. Venkatappa — Correct. He is named as the prominent example of these artists, who taught art in South India.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism …Kala Bhavana, the institution where Bose taught art, inspired many young artists to carry forward this nationalist vision. It became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country. K. Venkatappa in South India being a prominent example. They wanted art to reach out to a wider public rather than only the elite, anglicised class of people.” |