Abdul Rehman Chughtai painted Radhika. Consider the following stateme…

Abdul Rehman Chughtai painted Radhika. Consider the following statements about the painter and this painting:

(A) He was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan.

(B) He was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, Raja Ravi Varma and Nandalal Bose.

(D) The subject of Radhika is based on the legends of the Indo-Islamic world.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only

(A) He was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan. — Correct. Ustad Ahmed was also the designer of the Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Taj Mahal.

(B) He was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, Raja Ravi Varma and Nandalal Bose. — Incorrect. The three artists who influenced him were Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose. Raja Ravi Varma is another painter in this chapter, one of the first Indian painters to use oil paint.

(C) He had stylistic affinities with renowned Chinese and Japanese masters. — Correct. Chughtai had stylistic affinities with renowned Chinese and Japanese masters.

(D) The subject of Radhika is based on the legends of the Indo-Islamic world. — Incorrect. The subject of Radhika is based on Hindu mythology. Indo-Islamic legends were among his other subjects.

NCERT (2026-27): “Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). He was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan. He was also the designer of the Jama Masjid and Red Fort in Delhi and Taj Mahal in Agra. He was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose. …In this painting, Radhika is portrayed walking away from a lighted lamp in a gloomy background as if in a state of trance or remorse. The subject is based on Hindu mythology. He also painted characters from legends, folklore and history of the Indo-Islamic, Rajput and Mughal world. The light and shade of the background represent the finest heights of simplification. Chughtai had stylistic affinities with renowned Chinese and Japanese masters.…”