Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the painting in the image and its painter.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rasa-Lila by Kshitindranath Majumdar
Option (1) Rasa-Lila by Kshitindranath Majumdar — Correct. The painting shows Krishna dancing with Radha and sakhis under trees, in Majumdar’s wash technique.
Option (2) Krishna as envoy by Raja Ravi Varma — Incorrect. This 1906 work of Raja Ravi Varma shows Krishna as an envoy, not a dance with the gopis.
Option (3) Man Bhanjan of Radha by Kshitindranath Majumdar — Incorrect. It is another religious work of Majumdar, but the scene shown is his dance of Krishna, Rasa-Lila.
Option (4) Radhika by Abdul Rehman Chughtai — Incorrect. Chughtai’s Radhika shows one figure walking away from a lighted lamp.
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). … 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. 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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