Raja Ravi Varma's art was a fusion of traditional Indian themes but with Western techniques. The themes, characters, the women, were all very much Indian and characters of religious importance.

Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are nothing short of iconic, but if you dig a little deeper, you'll find a treasure trove of hidden meanings, techniques, and influences that even the most passionate ...

The magic of Raja Ravi Varma’s realism continues to enthrall viewers, discovers VITHAL C NADKARNI at a recent exhibition of the master’s paintings ... such as Sri Aurobindo and Sister ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Connoisseurs will have to wait for months to get a glimpse of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. After a spark ... paintings last month, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery in the ...

Indeed, the boy was so handsome and well-proportioned that the artist Raja Ravi Varma had had him model as Lord Rama for his painting, Sri Rama Vanquishing the Sea. But the rani selected the ...

MYSURU: Two century-old Raja Ravi Varma paintings at the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery have been taken off display as they have begun to flake off. Authorities of the gallery have sought the ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that Raja Ravi Varma was an artist who popularised ... emerged as the winner of the HH Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy in Mysuru.

Located on the museum premises, the Sri Chithra Art Gallery is home to 1,000 paintings including 43 by Raja Ravi Varma. The gallery was established in 1935 by the then ruler of Travancore Sri ...

What is left to be said about Raja Ravi Varma, the princely artist from Kerala who gave the nation an everlasting visual imagery of gods and goddesses? Since there is no dearth of scholarly books ...

In the 2008 Bollywood film Rang Rasiya, loosely based on Ranjit Desai's book Raja Ravi Varma: A Novel, the artist is portrayed dramatically defending himself against his detractors. Raja Ravi ...