The Bengal School painting Rasa-Lila portrays Sri Krishna’s divine life. Given below are four statements about it.
(A) It is a watercolour painting in wash technique.
(B) In it, Krishna dances with Radha and sakhis, with a background of trees.
(C) It was painted by M. R. Chughtai.
(D) Its figures are drawn with bold, heavy lines.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Two
(A) It is a watercolour painting in wash technique. — Correct. Kshitindranath Majumdar carried forward the wash tradition of Abanindranath Tagore.
(B) In it, Krishna dances with Radha and sakhis, with a background of trees. — Correct. The background of trees creates a simple village atmosphere.
(C) It was painted by M. R. Chughtai. — Incorrect. Kshitindranath Majumdar painted it. Chughtai painted Radhika.
(D) Its figures are drawn with bold, heavy lines. — Incorrect. The figures and their cloths are drawn with simple, flowing, delicate lines.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). … In this painting, Krishna is dancing with Radha and sakhis, and the background of trees creates a simple village atmosphere as illustrated in the Bhagvata Purana and Gita Govinda. Figures and their cloths are drawn with simple, flowing, delicate lines.” |