Early modernism in Bengal had several artists and patrons. Match the persons in List-I with their contribution in List-II.
| List-I (Person) | List-II (Contribution) |
|---|---|
| A. Nandalal Bose | I. Invited an artist to head the painting department at Kala Bhavana |
| B. Jamini Roy | II. Woodcuts for Bengali primers |
| C. K. Venkatappa | III. Flat, colourful folk style |
| D. Rabindranath Tagore | IV. Taught art in South India |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Nandalal Bose | (II) Woodcuts for Bengali primers | He illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts and understood the role of art in teaching new ideas. |
| (B) Jamini Roy | (III) Flat, colourful folk style | After academic training in the colonial Art School, he rejected it and adopted the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages. |
| (C) K. Venkatappa | (IV) Taught art in South India | He is a prominent example of the Kala Bhavana artists who taught art in different parts of the country, in his case South India. |
| (D) Rabindranath Tagore | (I) Invited an artist to head the painting department at Kala Bhavana | He invited Nandalal Bose to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana. |
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “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. Kala Bhavana was India’s first national art school. It was part of the Visva-Bharati University founded by Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. … He also illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts and understood the role of art in teaching new ideas. …” “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. Jamini Roy is a unique example of modern Indian artist, who after undergoing academic training in the colonial Art School rejected it only to adopt the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages. He wanted his paintings to be simple and easy to duplicate to reach a wider public and based on themes like women and children, specifically, and rural life, generally.” |