Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of
(A) Badminton
(B) Painting
(C) Theatre
(D) Sculpture
Answer: (B) Jamini Roy (1887-1972), one of the most celebrated artists of modern India, is especially admired for his painting that brought solace to the viewers in a tormented time of history. He gave a novel and daring direction to the art of colonial India by evolving his idiom of expression out of Bengal’s folk painting, discarding at once both of the dominating trends of his days, namely, Western academicism, then insipid and decadent, and Neo-Bengal school, which tended to become cold and fragile. And as time marched, his concept of art’s agelessness has gained importance in the context of the present generation artists’ new search for the roots.
