Question-The 150th birth anniversary of Abanindranath Tagore is celebrated on-
(a) August 7th
(b) August 8th
(c) August 6th
(d) August 9th
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-
- Year-long celebrations marking 150 years of Abanindranath Tagore will kick off on August 7, 2021 with a host of online workshops and talks paying tributes to the leading light of the Bengal School of Art.
- Abanindranath, a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore and a decade younger to the poet, helped shape modern Indian art and was the creator of the iconic ‘Bharat Mata’ painting.
- The celebration, titled Abanindranath at 150: Bichitra Revisited, is being organised jointly by Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, and DAG.
- “Abanindranath Tagore was arguably the first major exponent of an artistic idiom that sought to modernise the Mughal and the Rajput styles in order to counter the influence of Western models of art under the colonial regime.
- His unique interpretation of swadeshi themes created a new awakening and heralded a revival of Indian art.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh