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Q33 (IAS/1995) History & Culture › Art & Architecture › Mughal painting traditions Answer Verified

The Mughal School of Painting formed the spinal column of the various schools of Indian miniature art. Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal painting ?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
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The Mughal school profoundly influenced most Indian miniature traditions — it served as a stylistic basis for several later schools and techniques adopted by regional workshops [2]. Pahari and Kangra painting drew on Mughal models and techniques as they evolved in the Himalayan courts. Rajasthani painting also shows early Mughal impact before developing a distinctly regional idiom. By contrast, Kalighat painting originated in nineteenth‑century Calcutta as an urban popular art form depicting contemporary life, satire and social change; it arose outside the manuscript/miniature tradition and is not a continuation of Mughal miniature practice [1]. Hence Kalighat (Kalighata) was not affected by Mughal painting.

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  1. [2] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lefa103.pdf
  2. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 1: Sources for the History of Modern India > Painting > p. 11
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