cbse class 12 art painting notes -the indian national flag

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(A) National Flag of India and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colors.

(B) (1) Introduction to the Bengal School of Painting

(i) Origin and development of the Bengal School of painting

(ii) Main features of the Bengal School of painting

(2) Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement

a)Painting : i) Tiller of the Soil – Nandlal Bose

(3) Study and appreciation of the following paintings of the Bengal school:

(i) Journey’s End – Abanindranath Tagore

(ii) Rasa-Lila –KshitindranathMajumdar

(iv) Radhika – M.A.R. Chughtai

(v) Meghdoot – Ram GopalVijaivargiya

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NATIONAL FLAG OF INDI

1.No nation can do without a national flag  it is a mark of pride and identity

2.Political Rivalry and Kingdom might die of in course of time but the national flag keep flying high

3.The evolution of national flag reflect the political development in the  country during 20TH century

4.First National Flag : - It was Hoisted on 7th August 1906 in Green park Calcutta it had strip of 3 colors.

5.Top Strip :- It was Green in color Strip with 8 lotuses  White in colors.

6.Middle Strip : - It was Yellow in Color with Vandemataram written in devnageri script.

7.Bottom Strip : - It was in Red in color with Sun in White on Left and Cresent moon with a start on Right.

Second National Flag : - 

     1.This was made in 1921 by Pingal Venkayah He handed over the flag to Gandhi ji in Indian National Congress Meet . 

     2. There were few changes suggested by Gandhi Ji and was used for all future occasion of congress but was not accepted by ATCC officially .

•First Strip : - Was White in color and represented all the country other that Hindu and Muslim

•Second Strip :- Was Green in co0lor and are represented Muslim.

Third Strip :- Was Red in color and are represent Hindu.

Third National Flag : -

1.  On July 22 1947 constituent assembly adopted a new flag as free Indians National Flag

First Strip :- Saffron and represents Courage and Sacrifice .

Second Strip :- White color signifies truth and peace .

Third Strip : - Green in color and represent faith and chivalry .

2. There was a Chakra in navy blue which appear on the Lion Capital of ashoka at 

      Sarnath called as Dharma Chakra it has 24 spokes. 

      3. The Diameter of Chakra it has 24 spokes . 

      4. The Diameter of Chakra is approximately equal to the width of White in a white band in the Middle.

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EVOLUTION OF INDIAN FLAG

Question – Write an essay on the evolution of Indian National Flag and symbolic Significance of its forms and colours.     Or

Which high human values of human life are incorporated in the Indian National flag, which are expressed through its forms and colours? What inspiration do you get on seeing our National flag?

•Name – The evolution of indian national flag

•Artist – unknown

•Medium –coloured cloth

•Period – 1906-1921-1947

•Courtesy – ministry of information and broadcasting govt. of india

•Subject matter –

1. The national freedom movement was going on and the aim of making the indian national flag was to have a separate identity of India

2. Various flags were designed but finally indian national flag was hoisted on 22 july,1947.

     3. The colours signified emotions- saffron colour –courage and sacrifice, white – truth and peace, green – faith and chivalry and dharma chakra meant 24 hours work ( Imp question )

                                      EVOLUTION OF  INDIAN FLAG

FIRST NATIONAL FLAG 1906

1.the flag was consisting of three equal horizontal strips of green yellow and red.

2.in the top green colour strip there were eight white lotuses shown in a row, which represented eight states of that time.

3.on middle yellow strip the word ‘VandeMataram’ was written in dark blue colour in Devanagiri script.

4.The lowest red strip had a white sun in the left and a white crescent moon with a star in the right   side.

5.The first national flag of India had been unfurled on august 7,1906 

      1921 Second Flag

1.It was  tri coloured and was made under the guidance of mahatma Gandhi during the meeting of all India congress party at Vijayvada.

2 Pingali venkaiyya designed two colored flags and handed over to Gandhi ji which was made in red and green colour that represented two major communities Hindu and Muslims in country.

3.Gandhi ji suggested to add one white strip as a symbol of the rest of Indian communities and put a dark blue charkha in its center as a symbol of progress. It was second national flag of 1921.

July 22, 1947- We Get The National Flag

1.  Finally, a new flag was hoisted which was adopted as a national flag of independent India by constituent Assembly with some changes in the middle portion of the flag.

2  This tri color flag had saffron colour at the top, white on the middle and green as its lowest band.

3.  All the three colors band are of equal size.

4.   Dharma chakra also known as Ashoka Chakra of Sarnath pillar is in navy blue colour and has replaced the charkha of the previous flag.

5.   Its length to breadth ratio is 3:2.

6.  There are 24 spokes of Dharma chakra which representats 24 hours of the day.

7.  The significance of saffron colour is courage and sacrifice, white symbolizes truth and peace while the green reflects faith and prosperity. Finally circuler motion of dharma chakra marks continuous cycle progress of nation along the 24 hours of the day.

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Contrubution of  Indian Artists (Painter and Sculptors) For National Freedom movement

1.Social,economic and intellectual environment of a society have always been portrayed by Art and artistic character of an artist

2.Indian freedom movement had a great impact on the life of normal people.

3.This influenced the Indian artist  also and they too participated in the Indian freedom struggle with full patriotism.

4.To Show their patriotism they chose to  make the painting on the topic of freedom struggle.

5.Some national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal also took help of the  Indian artist to arouse the feeling of freedom struggle.

A  Bharat Mata by Abandrinath Tagore –

a.It showed his nationalist outlook and his idea of bharat.His Bahrat mata was an originator of roti-kapada-makaan theme of later india.It reflected the growing Swadeshi Movement of India.

b.He portrayed a young Bengali women holding objects of national aspirations in her 4 hands like a white cloth, a book, sheaf of grain,rosary.They were the symbolic of food,shelter,clothing and education.

B.  Amrita Shergil version of Bharat Mata –

 a. painted a realistic image of critical and very down to earth mother india.

b.She painted bharat mata as a poor peasant women with her children, a boy in her lap and a girl by her side.

c.The essence of her theme is poverty of rural india

C.  Purna Ghaosh Mother India –

a.painted bharat mata based on song where mother land is referred to as “ Bharat Janani”, who rises from blue seas and has Himalayas as her crowning glory.

b. He has painted a lady  rising from blue water,wearing a blue saree holding sheaf of ripened paddy,crown on her head symbolizing Himalayas.

D  .NAND LAL BOSE – Painted the portraits of national leaders and Swaraj movement.To mark the ocassion og Mahatma Gandhi’s arrest for protesting in British Salt Tax, He created black and white print of Marching Gandhi.He also decorated congress Pandals

E.  GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE – made a caricature titled ‘Peace declared in the Punjab “ on jalianwala  massacre.

F.  ASIT KUMAR HALDER – documented cave art of Ajanta , ellora and Bagh.

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