Observe the painting and answer the questions asked related to the painting: |
Which poem by Sawant Singh became the basis for the painting of Bani Thani? |
Vrindavan Symphony Bhor bhayo panghat pe Radha Krishna Sambandh Bihari Jas Chandrika |
Bihari Jas Chandrika |
Answer: Bihari Jas Chandrika Sawant Singh composed devotional poetry on Krishna and Radha in Brajbhasha under the pen name Nagari Das. He is said to have been passionately in love with a young singer, who was accorded the title ‘Bani Thani’, the bewitching lady of fashion, because of her unparalleled beauty and elegance. She was an attendant of Raj Singh’s wife and a gifted poetess, singer and dancer. Bani Thani was Sawant Singh’s muse for the poetry he wrote, celebrating the love of Radha and Krishna. He writes about her in a poem Bihari Jas Chandrika, which became the basis for Nihal chand’s painting of Bani Thani, thus, representing a blending of poetry and painting. Troubled by fratricidal conflict, Sawant Singh, eventually, abdicated the throne in 1757 and retired to Vrindavan along with Bani Thani. |