Who is the artist of the watercolour painting Rasa-Lila, made in wash technique and portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kshitindranath Majumdar
Option (1) Nandalal Bose — Incorrect. He headed the painting department at Kala Bhavana and painted the Haripura Posters.
Option (2) Abanindranath Tagore — Incorrect. He invented the wash technique, but his painting here is Journey’s End.
Option (3) Kshitindranath Majumdar — Correct. He made Rasa-Lila in watercolour and wash, showing Krishna dancing with Radha and sakhis.
Option (4) Jamini Roy — Incorrect. He made Woman with Child in gouache, in the flat style of folk pat painting.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). …In this painting, Krishna is dancing with Radha and sakhis, and the background of trees creates a simple village atmosphere as illustrated in the Bhagvata Purana and Gita Govinda.”
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