Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which daily activity of village life does the panel shown depict?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A farmer ploughing a field
Option (1) A musician drumming — Incorrect. A musician drumming is the subject of another Haripura poster, Dhaki.
Option (2) A farmer ploughing a field — Correct. The panel shows a farmer ploughing a field, the daily activity of a common man in a village.
Option (3) A woman churning milk — Incorrect. A woman churning milk is another of the Haripura posters, not this one.
Option (4) A patua painting a scroll — Incorrect. The patuas, or scroll painters, are not shown here. The technique and style of this panel recall their folk practice.
NCERT (2026-27): “Tiller of the Soil This is one of the panels made by Nandalal Bose in 1938 for the Haripura Congress. In this panel, a farmer is shown ploughing a field — the daily activity of a common man and in a village. To capture the essence of village life in his Haripura panels, Bose made pen-and-ink brush studies of local villagers. He used thick tempera in a bold cursory style and broad brushwork. This technique and style was reminiscent of the folk art practice of patuas or scroll painters.”
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