Question

Cholamandal the Artists village in Chennai was founded by

• A. Karunanidhi
• B. Nandagopal
• C. K.C.S. Paniker
• D. E.B. Havel

Answer 1

Answer:

C. K.C.S. Paniker

Cholamandal Artists' Village, established in 1966, is the largest artists' commune in India. Its artists are credited for the Madras Movement of Art, which brought modernism to art in South India. He founded the Progressive Painters’ Association (P.P.A), in Chennai in 1944. In 1954 he got his first international exposure when he held exhibitions at London and Paris. He became the principal of the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, in 1957, and in 1966 formed the Cholamandal Artists' Village, 9 km from Chennai, with his students and a few fellow artists.