The term ‘Rajasthani Schools of Painting’ refers to the schools of painting of the princely kingdoms and thikanas of which present-day region?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh
Option (1) Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat — Incorrect. The second region is Madhya Pradesh, not Gujarat.
Option (2) Rajasthan and parts of the Deccan — Incorrect. The Deccani School is a separate school, centred on Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golconda and Hyderabad.
Option (3) Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh — Correct. The term covers what roughly constitutes Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh, with Malwa in Central India.
Option (4) Punjab and parts of Himachal Pradesh — Incorrect. This points to the hill region of the Pahari Schools, the mountainous Himalayan region of north-western India.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Rajasthani Schools of Painting The term ‘Rajasthani Schools of Painting’ pertains to the schools of painting that prevailed in the princely kingdoms and thikanas of what roughly constitutes Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh in the present time, such as Mewar, Bundi, Kota, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Jodhpur (Marwar), Malwa, Sirohi and other such principalities largely between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries.” |