Keshav Das wrote the Kavipriya in honour of Rai Parbin. Who was Rai Parbin?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A celebrated courtesan of Orchha
Option (1) A celebrated queen of Orchha — Incorrect. Rai Parbin was a courtesan, not a queen. Orchha was ruled by Raja Madhukar Shah, whose court poet Keshav Das was.
Option (2) A celebrated courtesan of Bundi — Incorrect. Rai Parbin belonged to Orchha, not Bundi. The Baramasa of Kavipriya, written for her, is a popular theme of Bundi paintings.
Option (3) A celebrated queen of Bundi — Incorrect. Rai Parbin was neither a queen nor of Bundi. She was a courtesan of Orchha.
Option (4) A celebrated courtesan of Orchha — Correct. Rai Parbin was a celebrated courtesan of Orchha.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Kavipriya, another poetic work by Keshav Das, was written in the honour of Rai Parbin, a celebrated courtesan of Orchha. It is a tale of love and its tenth chapter evocatively titled Baramasa engages with the most enduring climactic description of the 12 months of the year. While illustrating the daily life of people in different seasons and alluding to festivals falling therein, Keshav Das describes how the nayika prevails upon the nayaka not to leave her and proceed on a journey.” |