The Modern Indian Art — Chapter Summary

British rule treated fine arts as

British rule treated fine arts as European and encouraged academic and naturalist styles in art schools of major cities. These schools often reflected

The Bengal School of Art

The Bengal School of Art was nurtured by Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell. It became a major nationalist art movement that looked to Indian tradi

Kala Bhavana was set up

Kala Bhavana was set up in 1919 as part of Visva-Bharati University, conceptualised by Rabindranath Tagore. It was India’s first nationalist art schoo

Gaganendranath Tagore used the language

Gaganendranath Tagore used the language of Cubism to create a personal style. His paintings used vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines, which were

Rabindranath Tagore turned to visual art

Rabindranath Tagore turned to visual art late in life. He developed a calligraphic doodle style from crossed-out words in his poems and created human