Keshav Das composed the Rasikapriya, ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’, in 1591. He was the court poet of which ruler?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha
Option (1) Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha — Correct. Keshav Das was the court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha.
Option (2) Lakshmana Sen of Bengal — Incorrect. Jayadeva, who composed the Gita Govinda, is believed to have been his court poet.
Option (3) Rao Bhoj Singh of Bundi — Incorrect. He was the Hada Rajput ruler in whose reign the Bundi Ragamala was painted at Chunar.
Option (4) Raja Bharmal of Amer — Incorrect. He was a ruler of Amer who married his daughter to Akbar. He was not the patron of Keshav Das.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Rasikapriya, translated as ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’, is replete with complex poetic interpretations and was composed to incite aesthetic pleasure to elite courtiers. Composed in Brajbhasha by Keshav Das, the court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha in 1591, Rasikapriya explores various emotive states, such as love, togetherness, jilt, jealousy, quarrel and its aftermath, separation, anger, etc., that are common between lovers represented through the characters of Radha and Krishna.” |