The Kangra painting Nanda, Yashoda and Krishna illustrates a scene from the Bhagvata Purana. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the painting, the downcast eyes and taut arms of the people carrying loads on their heads are examples of the painter’s amazing observation and excellent skill.
Reason (R): The painting has a flush-cut composition, resembling a photograph, which lends naturalism to it.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): In the painting, the downcast eyes and taut arms of the people carrying loads on their heads are examples of the painter’s amazing observation and excellent skill. — True. The tilt of the heads, the tired downcast eyes and the stretched arms holding the vessels are all praised as fine detail.
Reason (R): The painting has a flush-cut composition, resembling a photograph, which lends naturalism to it. — True. The scene is cut off at its edges like a photograph, and this makes it look natural.
Why R does not explain A? R is about how the whole scene is framed. It says nothing about how the painter caught the faces and arms of the people.
The correct reason for A: Kangra painters acutely observe the landscape and represent it naturalistically, and their details are eloquently expressed.
NCERT (2026-27): “Nanda, Yashoda and Krishna …Men and women carrying various household items and children are seen accompanying them. Detailing in their expressions, the activities they are indulging in are intriguing. The tilt of their heads as they talk to each other, an expression of fatigue expressed with downcast eyes because of the heaviness of load on the head and the taut stretching of arms as one firmly holds on to the vessel on the head are all examples of amazing observation and excellent skill. Kangra painters, as discussed in the earlier part of the chapter, acutely observe the landscape and represent it naturalistically. The details are eloquently expressed. One also observes a flush-cut composition, resembling a photograph, which lends naturalism to the painting.”
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