Bikaner is one of the best documented schools of painting. In which languages are the inscriptions on Bikaner paintings written?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Persian
(C) Marwari
(D) Brajbhasha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) Sanskrit — Incorrect. Sanskrit is not a language of these inscriptions.
(B) Persian — Correct. Persian is used occasionally.
(C) Marwari — Correct. Most inscriptions are in Marwari.
(D) Brajbhasha — Incorrect. Brajbhasha is the language of Sawant Singh’s devotional poetry at Kishangarh, not of the Bikaner inscriptions.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bikaner School of Painting …Accounts from the Bahis, royal archival day-to-day diaries, and numerous inscriptions on Bikaner paintings make it one of the best documented schools of painting. Inscriptions in Marwari, and occasionally, Persian reveal the names of artists and dates, and in some cases, even the place of production and occasions for which the works were commissioned.” |