Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola is a Deccani painting of a musical mode. Given below are two statements about it.
Statement I: It is an important member of the Ragamala family of the Indian musical mode.
Statement II: Its centrally placed female musician plays an Indian instrument that appears to be a flute.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I. It is an important member of the Ragamala family of the Indian musical mode. — Correct. The painting belongs to the Ragamala family, paintings of the musical modes.
Statement II. Its centrally placed female musician plays an Indian instrument that appears to be a flute. — Incorrect. The instrument she plays appears to be a veena, a stringed instrument, not a flute.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola An intriguing work in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, titled Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola, an important member of the Ragamala family of the Indian musical mode, dates back to around 1590–95. …The centrally placed female musician is playing an Indian instrument, which appears to be veena, while the other two on the sides appear to be accompanying with rhythmic sway of their bodies.”
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