Match the Bengal School era painters in List-I with List-II.List-ILis…

Match the Bengal School era painters in List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
A. Kshitindranath Majumdar	I. Adopted village folk painting style
B. Nandalal Bose	II. Utilised art to build the nation’s moral character
C. Jamini Roy	III. Carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations
D. Abdul Rehman Chughtai	IV. Was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Kshitindranath Majumdar	(III) Carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations	He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore. He kept to the wash technique but changed it in his own way.
(B) Nandalal Bose	(II) Utilised art to build the nation’s moral character	His Haripura posters placed common people at the centre of nation building.
(C) Jamini Roy	(I) Adopted village folk painting style	He trained in the colonial Art School, then left that style for the folk painting of villages.
(D) Abdul Rehman Chughtai	(IV) Was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan	The painter of Radhika came from the family of Ustad Ahmed.

NCERT (2026-27): “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.”

“Tiller of the Soil …More than 400 posters were prepared at Kala Bhavana under the supervision of Bose, who was influenced by the idea of Gandhi. These posters place common people in the centre of nation building. Bose utilised art to build the nation’s moral character.”

“Shantiniketan — Early modernism …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.”

“Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). He was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan.”