Which artist painted Rasa-Lila?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Kshitindranath Majumdar
Option (1) Abanindranath Tagore — Incorrect. He was the teacher whose wash tradition Kshitindranath carried forward. His own painting here is Journey’s End.
Option (2) Kshitindranath Majumdar — Correct. He painted Rasa-Lila, showing the divine life of Sri Krishna.
Option (3) M. R. Chughtai — Incorrect. Chughtai followed the same new direction, but the work named with him is Radhika.
Option (4) Gaganendranath Tagore — Incorrect. He painted the Cubist watercolour City in the Night.
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). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations. Rustic, thin, slender figures, modest gestures, idyllic settings and delicate watercolours express his stylistic features.”
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