Kangra painters drew on poems of love and the seasons. Match the term…

Kangra painters drew on poems of love and the seasons. Match the terms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I (Term)	List-II (Meaning)
A. Abhisarika	I. Hot month that falls in May and June
B. Kavipriya	II. Nayika who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards
C. Baramasa	III. Popular hill theme of love or courtship for each month of the year
D. Jyeshtha	IV. Text whose tenth chapter gives an account of Baramasa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Abhisarika	(II) Nayika who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards	Of all the Ashta Nayikas, none is treated with as much flair as the Abhisarika. She hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards.
(B) Kavipriya	(IV) Text whose tenth chapter gives an account of Baramasa	Keshav Das gives an account of Baramasa in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya. Kavipriya is the text; Baramasa is the theme it describes.
(C) Baramasa	(III) Popular hill theme of love or courtship for each month of the year	The Baramasa paintings, in 12 folios, show the modes of love or courtship suited to each month. The theme was popular in the hills in the nineteenth century.
(D) Jyeshtha	(I) Hot month that falls in May and June	In his account of Baramasa, Keshav Das describes Jyeshtha as the hot month that falls in May and June.

NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …Even though describing Ashta Nayikas remained a favourite among poets and painters, none of them is treated with as much flair as the Abhisarika, one who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards. … The Baramasa paintings, consisting of 12 folios, illustrating the modes of love or courtship appropriate to each month of the year had become a popular theme in the hills during the nineteenth century. An account of Baramasa is given by Keshav Das in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya. He, thus, describes the hot month of Jyeshtha, which falls in the months of May and June. …”

Kangra painters drew on poems of love and the seasons. Match the terms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I (Term)	List-II (Meaning)
A. Abhisarika	I. Hot month that falls in May and June
B. Kavipriya	II. Nayika who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards
C. Baramasa	III. Popular hill theme of love or courtship for each month of the year
D. Jyeshtha	IV. Text whose tenth chapter gives an account of Baramasa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Abhisarika	(II) Nayika who hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards	Of all the Ashta Nayikas, none is treated with as much flair as the Abhisarika. She hastens to meet her beloved braving all hazards.
(B) Kavipriya	(IV) Text whose tenth chapter gives an account of Baramasa	Keshav Das gives an account of Baramasa in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya. Kavipriya is the text; Baramasa is the theme it describes.
(C) Baramasa	(III) Popular hill theme of love or courtship for each month of the year	The Baramasa paintings, in 12 folios, show the modes of love or courtship suited to each month. The theme was popular in the hills in the nineteenth century.
(D) Jyeshtha	(I) Hot month that falls in May and June	In his account of Baramasa, Keshav Das describes Jyeshtha as the hot month that falls in May and June.