Culture And Art – Static GK for CLAT 2022

There are two types of art which are necessary for the scope of CLAT preparation.

The first is fine arts and the second is performing arts.

Fine arts encompass drawing, painting, sculpting as well as crafts.

Performing arts would primarily include dance, music and theatre.

It is important that you familiarize yourself important Indian figures in each of these fields.

Art

Here is a list of famous painters and their paintings:

Abanindranath Tagore-Bharat Mata
Amrita Shergill-Siesta
Atul Dodiya-The Kitchen
Bikash Bhattacharjee-King with Flute
Gaganendranath Tagore-Adbhut Lok: realm of the absurd.
Jamini Roy-Queen on Tiger
Kalipada Ghosal-Persian Night
F.Hussain-Maiden’s Flight
Manishi Dey-Bengal Women
Nandalal Bose-Dandi March
Raja Ravi Varma-Galaxy of Musicians
Satish Gujral-Raising of Lazarus
Shoba Singh-Sohni Mahiwal
Silpi-Thennattu Selvangal(Treasures of South India)
Sunil Das-Woman

Dance

Note the names of dancers and the dance forms they specialize in.

Deepti Omcherry Bhalla-Mohiniyattam
Kalamandandalam Kalyanikutty Amma-Mohiniyattam
Kumidini Lakhia-Kathak
Leela Samson-Bharatnatyam
Malavika Sarukkai-Bharatnatyam
Mallika Sarabhai- Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam
Medha Yodh-Bharatnatyam
Mrinalini Sarabhai-Bharatnatyam, Kathakali
Pandit Birju Maharaj-Kathak
Rajashree Warrier-Bharatnatyam
Rukmini Devi Arundale-Bharatnatyam
Shovana Naryan-Kathak
Sonal Mansingh-Bharatnatyam,Kuchipudi, Chhau
Uday Shankar-Ballet
Yamini Krishnamurthy-Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam

Music

Keep in mind the musical talents of India.

Instrumentalists

Ayan Ali Bangash-Sarod
L.Subramaniam-Violin
Hariprasad Chaurasia-Flute
G.Ramakrishnan-Mridangam
Kadri Gopalnath-Saxophone
Muralikrishnan-Veena
Pandit R K Bijapure Maha Meru-Harmonium
Pandit Ravi Shankar-Sitar
Ram Narayan-Sarnagi
Ustad Allarakha-Tabla
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan-Sarod
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan-Sarod
Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib-Shehnai
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt-Mohan Veena
Zakir Hussain-Tabla

Vocalists

Allaudin Khan-Hindustani classical music
Bhimsen Joshi-Hindustani classical music
M.Balamurakrishna-Carnatic music
T.V.Golapakrishnan-Carnatic music
Gangubai Hangal-Hindustani classical music
Kishori Amonkar-Hindustani classical music
S.Subbulakshmi-Carnatic music
Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan-Carnatic music
Nityashree Mahadevan-Carnatic music
Pandit Kumar Ghandarva-Hindustani classical music
Pandit Jasraj-Hindustani classical music
K.Srikantan-Carnatic music
Sudha Raghunathan-Carnatic music
V.Sankaranarayanan-Carnatic music
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan-Hindustani classical music

Theatre

Here are some of the names that dominate the Indian stage.

Alyque Padamsee
Aparna Mehta
Badal Sarkar
Cyrus Dastur
Girish Kannad
V.Akshara
Mallika Shah
Safdar Hashmi
Satyadev Dubey
Shambhu Mitra
Shankar Nag
Sharad Joshi
Utpal Dutta
Vijay Tendulkar
Zohra Sehgal

Practice Sheet of Questions

Try and find out the answers to these questions.

What is Parveen Sultana known for?

Theatre personality
Hindustani vocalist
Tabla player
Painter

Which dance form is Uma Sharma famously known for?

Odissi
Chhau
Kathak
Kuchipudi

Which of these states is famous for the dance form Yakshagana?

Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka

Which instrument does Bhajan Sopori play?

Tabla
Harmonium
Sarod
Santoor

Who painted Vatayu Vadham?

Raja Ravi Verma
Amrita Shergill
Jagannath Panda
Ram Kumar

Which of these instruments did Abdul Aziz Khan play?

Vichitra Veena
Mohan Veena
Shehnai
Violin

Which of these is not a work by Jamini Roy?

Warrior King
Makara
The Star That Beckons
Mother and the Child

Which of these dance forms is Madavoor Vasudevan Nair known for?

Kathak
Kathakali
Bharatnatyam
Ottum Thulal

Which of these instruments does Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan famously play?

Rudra Veena
Mridangam
Sarod
Mohan Veena

Which of these stars is a familiar face in the theatre circuit?

Shabana Azmi
Farhan Akhtar
Sonam Kapoor
Vyjayanthimala

First published on January 30, 2021.