Nandalal Bose joined the Kala Bhavana in 1921–1922. Under whose training did he become familiar with nationalism in art?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Abanindranath Tagore
Option (1) Gaganendranath Tagore — Incorrect. Gaganendranath used the language of Cubism to create a style of his own. He is not named as the one who trained Bose.
Option (2) E. B. Havell — Incorrect. Havell nurtured the Bengal School of Art together with Abanindranath. Bose’s training is credited to Abanindranath, not Havell.
Option (3) Rabindranath Tagore — Incorrect. Rabindranath conceptualised Visva-Bharati University, of which Kala Bhavana was a part. He did not train Bose.
Option (4) Abanindranath Tagore — Correct. Bose’s training under Abanindranath Tagore made him familiar with nationalism in art.
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): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Nandalal Bose in 1921–1922 joined the Kala Bhavana. His training under Abanindranath Tagore made him familiar with nationalism in art but it did not hinder him from allowing his students and other teachers to explore new avenues of artistic expression. Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij, Bose’s most creative students, gave a lot of thought as how to understand the world.” |