Observe the image given below and answer the following questions.
Through the painting, the artist visualized which of the following mysterious world as his imaginary city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Dwarka
In City in the Night, Gaganendranath Tagore showed the mysterious world of his imaginary cities, such as Dwarka, the legendary home of Lord Krishna, or Swarnapuri, the Golden City.
NCERT (2026-27): “City in the Night …He softened Cubism’s formal geometry with a seductive profile, shadow or outline of human form. He visualised the mysterious world of his imaginary cities like Dwarka (Lord Krishna’s legendary abode) or Swarnapuri (The Golden City) through multiple viewpoints, multi-faceted shapes and jagged edges of Cubism.…”
City in the Night |
