Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the artwork in the image and the artist who made it:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → “Triumph of Labour” by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
Option (1) “Santhal Family” by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury — Incorrect. Santhal Family is by Ramkinkar Baij. It shows a Santhal man carrying his children in a double basket, with his wife and dog. The work shown has four men at a rock.
Option (2) “Triumph of Labour” by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury — Correct. This is Triumph of Labour, a bronze by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury at Marina Beach, Chennai. It shows four men trying to move a rock.
Option (3) “Santhal Family” by Ramkinkar Baij — Incorrect. The pair is right, but it is not the work shown. Santhal Family shows a Santhal family walking with a dog, not men moving a rock.
Option (4) “Triumph of Labour” by Ramkinkar Baij — Incorrect. The title is right but the artist is wrong. Ramkinkar Baij’s style was in sharp contrast with Roy Choudhury’s academic realism in this work.
NCERT (2026-27): “Triumph of Labour This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975). It was installed at Marina Beach, Chennai, on the eve of the Republic Day in 1959. It shows four men trying to move a rock, rendering the importance and contribution of human labour in nation building.”
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