Abanindranath Tagore opened a new direction in Indian painting. Three of the following painters were his students or followers in this direction. Which one is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Gaganendranath Tagore
Option (1) Kshitindranath Majumdar — A follower. He carried forward Abanindranath’s new direction and painted Rasa-Lila.
Option (2) M. R. Chughtai — A follower. He followed the same new direction and painted Radhika.
Option (3) Gaganendranath Tagore — The odd one out. He was Abanindranath’s brother. His Cubist paintings show the influence of the modern western style.
Option (4) Nandalal Bose — A student. He studied under Abanindranath and later headed the painting department at Kala Bhavana.
NCERT (2026-27): “Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell …The new direction opened by Abanindranath was followed by many younger artists like Kshitindranath Majumdar (Rasa-Lila) and M. R. Chughtai (Radhika).…” “Shantiniketan — Early modernism Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath Tagore, was invited by poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana.…” “Pan-Asianism and Modernism …It is in the paintings by Gaganendranath Tagore, brother of Abanindranath Tagore, that the influence of modern western style of paintings can be clearly seen. He made several paintings using Cubist style, in which building interiors were created out of geometric patterns.…” |