Question

Q. He was the 1st recipient of a scholarship offered by the Indian Society of Oriental Art, founded in 1907. He is credited to sketch the emblems for the Government of India's awards, including the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Shri, and for decorating the original manuscript of the Constitution of India. He was-

• A. Aurobindo Ghosh
• B. Bipin Chandra Pal
• C. Raja Ravi Verma
• D. Nandalal Bose

Answer 1

The correct option is D Nandalal Bose

Explanation:

• Nandalal Bose left a major imprint on Indian art, was the 1st recipient of a scholarship offered by the Indian Society of Oriental Art, founded in 1907.
• To mark the 1930 occasion of Mahatma's arrest for protesting the British tax on salt, Bose created a black on white linocut print of Gandhi walking with a staff.
• He was also famously asked by JL Nehru to sketch the emblems for the Government of India's awards, including the Bharat Ratna & the Padma Shri.
• Along with his students, Nandalal Bose took up the historic task of beautifying/decorating the original manuscript of the Constitution of India.