Bundi painting grew from the late sixteenth to the nineteenth century under a line of Hada Rajput rulers. Arrange the following rulers of Bundi in the order in which they ruled:
(A) Ram Singh, under whom the chitrashala of the Bundi palace was decorated with mural paintings
(B) Bhoj Singh, in whose reign the Bundi Ragamala was painted at Chunar
(C) Aniruddha Singh, one of the successors of Rao Bhao Singh
(D) Bishen Singh, who ruled Bundi for 48 years and was a connoisseur of art
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
(B) Bhoj Singh — first. His reign belongs to the earliest and formative phase of Bundi painting, when the Bundi Ragamala was painted at Chunar.
(C) Aniruddha Singh — second. He was one of the successors of Rao Bhao Singh, under whom innovative developments were seen.
(D) Bishen Singh — third. He was Umed Singh’s successor and ruled Bundi for 48 years.
(A) Ram Singh — fourth. He was Bishen Singh’s successor, and the chitrashala murals belong to his reign.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bundi School of Painting …Bundi Ragamala dated 1591, assigned to the earliest and formative phase of Bundi painting, has been painted at Chunar in the reign of Bhoj Singh (1585–1607), the Hada Rajput ruler. …Innovative developments have been observed under the reigns of his successors Aniruddha Singh (1682–1702) and Budh Singh, whose whiskered face is visible in many portraits.…” “Bundi School of Painting …Umed Singh’s successor Bishen Singh (1771–1821) ruled Bundi for 48 years and was a connoisseur of art. He had a keen interest in hunting, and him hunting wild animals frequently figures in the paintings of his period. Under his successor Ram Singh (1821–1889), the chitrashalain of the Bundi palace was decorated with mural paintings of royal processions, hunting scenes and episodes of Krishna’s story.…” |