Which Indian art school’s students were selected for mural decorations in Lutyen’s Delhi buildings?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bombay School of Art
Option (1) Bengal School of Art — Incorrect. Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London, under close British supervision.
Option (2) Bombay School of Art — Correct. The Lutyen’s Delhi murals went to students of the Bombay School of Art, trained in realistic studies.
Option (3) Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan — Incorrect. Kala Bhavana inspired young artists to carry forward the nationalist vision. It did not get this project.
Option (4) Madras School of Art — Incorrect. The art school at Madras is named only as one of the schools that focused on crafts. The mural project went to Bombay.
NCERT (2026-27): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism …However, the struggle between the Indian and European taste in art continued as seen in the art policy of the British Raj. For example, the project for mural decorations for Lutyen’s Delhi buildings went to the students of Bombay School of Art, trained in realistic studies by its Principal, Gladstone Solomon. On the other hand, the Bengal School artists were allowed to decorate the Indian House in London under close British supervision.” |