The Shangri Ramayana folio Rama gives away his possessions shows Rama before his exile. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In this folio, the artist depicts the transparency of the garment Rama is holding out and the stippled beards of the Brahmins.
Reason (R): The artist of this folio takes pleasure in achieving fine effects.
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) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): In this folio, the artist depicts the transparency of the garment Rama is holding out and the stippled beards of the Brahmins. — True. The artist also shows tilak marks, jewellery and weapons in fine detail.
Reason (R): The artist of this folio takes pleasure in achieving fine effects. — True. The artist enjoys small, fine touches in this folio.
Why R explains A? Because the artist takes pleasure in fine effects, he paints such small details as a see-through garment and stippled beards. So R gives the cause of A.
NCERT (2026-27): “Basohli School …Set apart on the left are the two princes with Sita standing on a carpet with a crowd of recipients moving towards them. …Taking pleasure in achieving fine effects, the artist delightfully depicts transparency of the garment Rama is holding out, stippled beard on the cheek and chin of the Brahmins, tilak marks, jewellery and weapons.…” |