Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the painting in the image and its artist.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Radhika by Abdul Rehman Chughtai
Option (1) Rasa-Lila by Kshitindranath Majumdar — Incorrect. Rasa-Lila shows Krishna dancing with Radha and sakhis before a background of trees.
Option (2) Radhika by Abdul Rehman Chughtai — Correct. This is Radhika, a wash and tempera painting by Chughtai.
Option (3) Radhika by Gaganendranath Tagore — Incorrect. Gaganendranath influenced Chughtai, but his own works are Cubist interiors and caricatures.
Option (4) Radhika by Kshitindranath Majumdar — Incorrect. Kshitindranath followed Abanindranath with Rasa-Lila; Radhika is named with M. R. Chughtai.
NCERT (2026-27): “Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). …He was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose. …In this painting, Radhika is portrayed walking away from a lighted lamp in a gloomy background as if in a state of trance or remorse.”
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