Identify the name of the student of Abanindranath Tagore, who was invited by Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavan.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose, a student of Abanindranath Tagore, was invited by Rabindranath Tagore to head the painting department in the newly established Kala Bhavana, India’s first national art school. Raja Ravi Varma was a self-taught academic painter of the Travancore court, Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury a sculptor, and Jamini Roy a painter who turned to folk art.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.…” |