Which of the following paintings represents the Deccani School of Painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau
Option 1- Fairy Tales from Purvapalli (Modern Indian Art)
Option 2- Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau (Deccani School of Painting)
Option 3- Rama vanquishing the pride of the ocean (Bengal School)
Option 4- Balwant Singh looking at a painting with Nainsukh (Pahari School)
This provincial painting in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, is from Hyderabad, Deccan. It depicts Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the revered Sufi saint of the thirteenth century, listening to music being played by his disciple, Hazrat Amir Khusrau, a renowned Indian poet and scholar. Even to this day, the dargah of Hazrat Nizamudin Auliya in New Delhi has qawwali by Khusrau in praise of his pir. Devotees from all over the world come here to witness this regular cultural practice. The painting is naive and basic without technical and artistic sophistication of a court painting. However, it is charming and narrative of a popular Indian theme.