Kshitindranath Majumdar, an early student of Abanindranath Tagore, painted mythological and religious subjects. Four paintings are named below. Which one is the odd one out by its painter?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sita in Ashoka Grove
Option (1) Man Bhanjan of Radha — A work of Kshitindranath Majumdar. It is one of his works on Radha, inspired by the Bhakti Marga.
Option (2) Lakshmi — A work of Kshitindranath Majumdar. It is another of his religious subjects.
Option (3) Sita in Ashoka Grove — Not a work of Kshitindranath Majumdar. It was painted by Raja Ravi Varma, in his series on the lives of Rama and Sita.
Option (4) Birth of Sri Chaitanya — A work of Kshitindranath Majumdar. He painted it as a follower of the Bhakti Marga.
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). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations. … He has painted mythological and religious subjects. Man Bhanjan of Radha, Sakhi and Radha, Lakshmi and Birth of Sri Chaitanya are few examples of his extraordinary power of expression inspired by his understanding of religious concepts as a follower of the Bhakti Marga.” “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean This is a Puranic (ancient mythological stories) theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma. … The story unfolds itself as each painting leaps to the succeeding one, covering in the process not only the major moments in the lives of Rama and Sita but the entire epic. Varma also painted Release of Ahalya, Rama Breaking the Sacred Bow of Siva before his Marriage to Sita, Rama, Sita and Laksmana Crossing the Saryu, Ravana abducting Sita and Opposed by Jatayu, Sita in Ashoka Grove, The Coronation of Rama, etc.” |