Each Pahari school had its own features or patrons. Match the Pahari schools in List-I with their features in List-II.
List-I | List-II |
A. Basohli School | I. Prominent chin, wide open eyes |
B. Guler School | II. Straight nose in line with forehead |
C. Kangra School | III. Patron Raja Govardhan Chand |
D. Kullu School | IV. Earliest prevailing pictorial language |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Basohli School | (IV) Earliest prevailing pictorial language | The bold Basohli-like style is taken as the earliest pictorial language of the hills. |
| (B) Guler School | (III) Patron Raja Govardhan Chand | Govardhan Chand ruled Guler, and Manaku painted many portraits of this enthusiastic patron. |
| (C) Kangra School | (II) Straight nose in line with forehead | This face, in vogue from about the 1790s, is the most distinctive feature of the Kangra style. |
| (D) Kullu School | (I) Prominent chin, wide open eyes | Kullu developed a distinctive style with a prominent chin and wide open eyes. |
NCERT (2026-27): “The Pahari Schools of Painting …It is widely accepted that Mughal and Rajasthani styles of paintings were known in the hills probably through examples of Provincial Mughal style and family relationships of hill Rajas with the royal courts of Rajasthan. However, the flamboyantly bold Basohli-like style is, generally, understood to be the earliest prevailing pictorial language.” “Guler School The first quarter of the eighteenth century saw a complete transformation in the Basohli style, initiating the Guler–Kangra phase. This phase first appeared in Guler, a high-ranking branch of the Kangra royal family, under the patronage of Raja Govardhan Chand (1744–1773).…” “Guler School …Manaku, too, did numerous portraits of his enthusiastic patron Raja Govardhan Chand and his family.” “Kangra School …Characteristic features of the Kangra style are delicacy of line, brilliance of colour and minuteness of decorative details. Distinctive is the delineation of the female face, with straight nose in line with the forehead, which came in vogue around the 1790s is the most distinctive feature of this style.” “The Pahari Schools of Painting …Kullu emerged with a distinctive style, where figures had a prominent chin and wide open eyes, and lavish use of grey and terracotta red colours in the background was made.” |