RAS question
Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur was designed by which famous architect?
Correct answer: (D) Charles Correa.
Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur was designed by renowned architect Charles Correa on the Navagraha, or nine-planets, concept.
Explanation
Jawahar Kala Kendra is identified by the Government of Rajasthan as a premier multi-arts centre in Jaipur, established to preserve Rajasthani art and culture. The reason Charles Correa is the right answer is not just that he designed the complex, but that the design itself is part of the institution's identity: it follows the Navagraha, or nine-planets, concept, reflecting Jaipur's original city plan by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Opened in 1993, JKK functions as a cultural venue rather than a single museum, with spaces such as galleries, theatres, studios and related arts facilities. That combination of architect, mandala-based plan and multi-arts purpose is what makes it a recurring Rajasthan art-and-culture fact for RAS.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Edwin Lutyens is associated here with the design of New Delhi, not Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur.
- (B) Balkrishna Doshi designed institutions such as IIM Bangalore, but the cited Rajasthan source names Charles Correa as the architect of JKK.
- (C) Le Corbusier is linked in the option context to Chandigarh, while JKK's design is attributed to Charles Correa.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's modern cultural institutions and the architects behind major public cultural spaces. RAS repeats such facts because they connect art, architecture, Jaipur's planning tradition and state-supported cultural preservation.