Who conceptualized the idea of Santiniketan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rabindranath Tagore
Kala Bhavana, India’s first nationalist art school, was set up in 1919 as part of Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan. The university was conceptualised by the poet Rabindranath Tagore.
NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction to Modernism in India …India’s first nationalist art school, Kala Bhavana, was set up in 1919 as part of the newly established Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan, conceptualised by poet Rabindranath Tagore. It carried the vision of the Bengal School but also followed its own path in creating art meaningful for Indians.…” |