(> Chronological chart 1900 - 1980 (This chronological chart, does not claim to be exhaustive and complete, and is heavily indebted to Ella Dutta's chronology published in the catalogue Visions, supplemented with details and factual references from other books including Indian Art: Post Independence from the Vadehra Gallery, Neville Tuli's Flaming Mosaic, as well as from publications on individual artists) Politics Culture Art 1900- 1909 , 1900 Hiralal Sen shoots excerpts from Classic Abanindranath paints Abhisarika - his Theatre performance to develop snippets of new style paintings shown for the first cinema; later shown at the Classic time in an exhibition at the art school; Sashi Kumar Hesh returns to Kolkata after prolonged stay abroad and receives commissions for portraits from Baroda; Jamini Prakash Ganguly exhibited at the Calcutta Congress session and appreciated by Rabindranath Tagore in the magazine "Pradip" edited by Ramananda Chatterjee 1901 Rabindranath Tagore's educational experiment Brahmacharyashram begins at Santiniketan with the active support of Brahmabandhav Upadhyay; journal Prabasi founded by Ramananda Chattopadhyay in which Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury revolutionized printing by introducing the half-tone process; Rabindranath revives Bankimchandra's Bangadarshan J.F. Madan and his Elphinstone Bioscope - a tent at the Maidan for cinema shows; similarly Shyamalal Seal shows at the Howrah Maidan 1902 Okakura Kakuzo arrives in Kolkata with his mission of Pan-Asianism and to publish Ideals of the East for which Sister Nivedita writes an introduction ; E.B. Havell's article on Abanindranath in "The Studio" 1903 The Delhi Ourbar Nationwide exposure for Abanindranath following the exhibition of his paintings The building of the Taj Mahal and The passing of Shah Jahan; Japanese artists Yokoyama Taikan and Hishida Shunsho visit the Tagore's at Kolkata; Jamini Roy joins the Government School of Art as a student 1904 Raja Ravi Varma felicitated with the title "Kaiser-i-Hind" by the British Raj; E.B. Havell's decision as Principal of the Government School of Art in Kolkata to sell the Viceregal collection of European art and copies for funds to buy Indian art examples - resists the merger of Art Gallery and Museum claiming a superior and unique status of the Gallery; Abanindranath's paintings shown in Mumbai under the aegis of the Bombay Art Society; welcomed by the Times of India; E.B. Havell's book on Mughal Architecture (Agra, Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri) 7th February: Benodebehari born 1905 Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal; the Burst of patriotic literature: poetry and August 15th Abanindranath joins the inception of Swadeshi movement songs by Rabindranath Tagore, songs by Government School of Art, Kolkata, on Rajanikanta Sen, Dwijendranath Roy, E.B. Havell's invitation; Satyendranath Dutta Mukunda Das Abanindranath's Bharatmata becomes a symbol of inspiration to nationalist Dwijendralal Roy's Rana Pratap Singha and movement - begins the Omar Amrita Lal Bose's Sabhash Bangali among Khayyam series; Bangiya Kala Samsad the notable plays; also Girish Ghosh's founded; E.B. Havell writes a book on Sirajadaula and Mir Kasim; Minerva theatre Benares; Nandalal Bose joins changes hands and Girish Ghosh spends Government School of Art, Kolkata as his final days here a student 1906 All India Muslim League formed National Council of Education, and Society Abanindranath takes over as acting for Promotion of Technical Education Principal following Havell's premature formed; Amarendranath Dutta, responsible retirement for nineteenth century stage reforms, forced to wind up Classic Theatre 1907 Amritalal Mitra in the role of "Jogesh" in the The Indian Society of Oriental Art play Prafulla at the Star Theatre rivals same founded; Prabasi and Modern Review character by Girish Ghosh at the Minerva begin publishing reproduction of paintings; Nandalal paints Satir Dehatyag 1908 Aurobindo-Barin Ghosh group formed; Swarnakumari Devi edits Bharati; E.B. Havell writes Indian Sculpture and Kshudiram Bose sentenced to death Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar writes a Painting series of fairy tales for the journal titled Thakurmar Jhuli Actor Arehendu Mustafi dies 1909 Morley-Minto reforms: separate Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay extends the Percy Brown appointed Principal of the electorate for Muslims locale of short stories to the United Government School of Art in Kolkata, Kingdom in his Deshi 0 Bilati; Abanindranath appointed Vice Rabindranath finishes his novel Gora; Principal; Abanindranath resigns; Dr. Abanindranath writes Rajkahini for children Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy arrives in Kolkata; A.K. Coomaraswamy writes The Indian Craftsman; Lady Christiana Herringham from England leads a team of art students from Kolkata, including Nandalal Bose, to copy the murals at Ajanta; Nandalal paints Nauka Vihar 1910 - 1919 1910 Tuntunir Boi, collection of children's Hemendranath Majumdar enrolls at the stories, published by Upendrakishore Roy Government school of art; Chowdhury Abanindranath's Omar Khayyam published; ISOA organizes Japanese art exhibition supported by illustrated slide lecture by O.C. Gangoly; Nandalal paints Jatugriha daha 1911 Shift of capital from Calcutta to Delhi Amarendranath Dutta joins "Star" theatre Hemendranath Majumdar leaves the art school in protest against being asked to decorate the welcome gates for King George vth,s visit in Kolkata; Exhibition of Bengal School paintings at the Festival of the Empire at the Crystal Palace in Britain arranged by the ISOA; no major impact; E.B. Havell writes The Ideals of Indian Art; Gaganendranath Tagore's Puri postcards, portraits and figure sketches; Modern Review publishes examples of Japanese art from ISOA exhibition of last year 1912 Rise of terrorist politics Abanindranath paints Journey's End; Rabindranath's reminiscences Jeevan Smriti illustrated by Gaganendranth published; Nandalal paints Parthasarathi 1913 Rabindranath Tagore receives the Nobel Nandalal's famous drawing Jagai- Prize in Literature Madhai Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury begins children's magazine Sandesh 1914 World War I; waning of conciliatory Pramatha Chaudhuri edited journal Sabuj Suzanne and Andre Karpeles arranged attitude of the British towards Patra begins with Rabindranath's support a show of 200 works of the Bengal Nationalists School artists in Paris; sympathetic C.R. Das's Narayan expresses anti- reviews; exhibition tours other Rabindranath tone European cities; critics express guarded praise in London this time; Samarendranath Gupta joined Mayo School of Art, Lahore and becomes instrumental in his stylistic influence on Abdul Rehman Chughtai's art; the annual Indian Ink begins and carries cartoons by Abanindranath and Gaganendranath; Rabindranath gives a ceremonial welcome to Nandalal in Santiniketan 1915 1916 Rabindranath expresses his thoughts on the need for a wider vision for Bengal School - on a boat trip on the river Padma accompanied by Nandalal Bose; Mukul Dey leaves for USA to study printmaking; A.K. Coomaraswamy writes Rajput Painting - shifts to USA ; Abanindranath's "Phalguni" phase paintings; The Bichitra Club formed at the Tagore Residence in Jorasanko in Kolkata; Japanese artist Kampo Arai invited by Rabindranath to Kolkata- Nandalal- Kampo mutual encounter 1917 National Congress session at Jana-gana-mana composed by K. Venkatappa returns to Mysore; Calcutta; Rejection of Montague Rabindranath publicly performed for the Abanindranath begins his Shahjadpur Chelmsford reforms by C.R. Das and first time at the Congress session under the series of landscapes; Fazlul Haque direction of Amala Das Gaganendranath's cartoons published as lithographs in two volumes, Birup Rabindranath's play Dakghar (Post office) Bajra and Adbhuta Lok with marked difference in set design, performed at the Vichitra Bhavana for Benodebeharisentto Mahatma Gandhi, Annie Besant, B.G. Tilak Brahmacharyashram in Santiniketan and others 1918 Dhirendranth Ganguly (popular as "D.G.") makes film Bilat pherot under the banner of lndo-BritishFilm Company 1919 Rowlatt Act; massive resistance; Abanindranath writes Banglar Brata, on the Kala Bhavana established in Jalianwala Bagh massacre; rituals and the accompanying decorations Santiniketan; Hemen Majumdar with Rabindranath Tagore rejects performed and practiced by women in Bhavani Charan Laha, Jogesh Seal, knighthood Bengal Jamini Roy and Atul Bose establish Bilvamangal, considered the first major the Indian Academy of Art; ISOA gains silent film in Bengal, produced by J.F. government financial assistance for art Madan and shown at the Cornwallis Theatre class Benodebehari joins the newly formed Kala Bhavana as one of the first students 1920- 1929 1920 Naresh Chandra Sengupta's first novel Rupam published under the editorship Shuva of O.C. Gangoly from ISOA; publication of a short-lived journal under Hemen Majumdar's initiative, the Journal of Indian Academy of Arts 1921 Chandpur assault on plantation labour Emergence of Sisir Bhaduri as a Rabindranath's essay emphasizes the organized by tea planters professional stage actor with lead role in need for global perspective rather than Kshirode Prasad Vidyabinode's Alamgir at idiosyncrasies in the name of tradition; the Cornwallis Theatre produced by J.F. Hemendranath Majumdar appreciated Madam at the Bombay Art Society exhibition; Abanindranath' Bageshwari Lectures Girish Ghosh's Nala Damayanti made into at the Calcutta University (1921-29); cinema by Madan unit stars Miss Patience Gaganendranth's third volume of Cooper lithographed