Jamini Roy painted Woman with Child in gouache on paper. Given below are three statements about him:
(A) He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India.
(B) He created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity.
(C) In the mid-1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect pats.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B) and (C)
All three statements follow the account of Jamini Roy given with Woman with Child.
(A) He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India. — Correct.
(B) He created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity. — Correct.
(C) In the mid-1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect pats. — Correct.
NCERT (2026-27): “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity. In the mid –1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect folk paintings (pats) and learn from folk artisans. He wanted to learn from the expressive power of their lines.” |