Identify the artwork done by sculptor D.P. Roy Chowdhury and its medium.
A. Santhal Family
B. Triumph of Labour
C. Cries un-Heard
D. Oxidised copper
E. Bronze
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B and E only
A. Santhal Family Incorrect. This is by Ramkinker Baij.
B. Triumph of Labour Correct. This is the work of Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury.
C. Cries un-Heard Incorrect. This is by Amarnath Sahgal.
D. Oxidised copper Incorrect. This is the medium of P. V. Janakiram’s Ganesha.
E. Bronze Correct. Triumph of Labour is a large open-air sculpture in bronze.
NCERT (2026-27): “Triumph of Labour This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975). It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on the eve of the Republic Day in 1959. It shows four men trying to move a rock, rendering the importance and contribution of human labour in nation building.…”
Triumph of Labour |
