Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij often painted and sculpted the people of a tribe living on the outskirts of Shantiniketan. Which tribe was it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Santhal tribe
A large Santhal population lived on the outskirts of Shantiniketan. Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij often painted these people and made sculptures based on them.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinker Baij, Bose’s most creative students, gave a lot of thought as how to understand the world. They developed their own unique style of sketching and painting that could capture not only their immediate environment like flora and fauna but also those who lived there. Shantiniketan had a large population of Santhal tribe at its outskirts, and these artists often painted them and made sculptures based on them. Apart from this, themes from literary sources also interested them.” |