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Who among the following was the first person in British India to get the scholarship of Indian Society of Oriental Arts, established in 1906?​
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Who among the following was the first person in British India to get the scholarship of Indian Society of Oriental Arts, established in 1906?​

A.

​Jagdish Chandra Bose​

B.

​Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar​

C.

​Nandalal Bose​

D.

Prafulla Chandra Roy

Correct option is C

·        Gaganendranath Tagore, along with his brother Abanindranath, is known for founding the Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1907. This ISOA, sponsored by Europeans, much popularized Tagore’s Bengal School, as well as art and crafts of other Asian nations. It held regular exhibitions in India and abroad, and came out with exquisite color reproductions of original paintings by Abanindranath Tagore, Surendranath Ganguly, Nandalal Bose and other old masters of Mughal and Rajput art.

·        Nandalal Bose was the first person to receive a scholarship from the Indian Society of Oriental Arts (ISOA). 

·        The ISOA was established in 1907 in Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal by Abanindranath Tagore and his brother Gaganendranath Tagore. 

·        Bose was a major figure in Indian art. In 1954, he became the first artist to be elected Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art. 

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