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 ...

Whether Ram, Vishnu, or Lakshmi, the heroic warriors of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Shakuntala of Kalidasa, the King of Baroda, or Swami Vivekananda, there is one name that brings them all under ...

New Delhi: Raja Ravi Varma revolutionised art by blending the divine with the mundane, challenging traditional norms. Accused of diluting the purity of deities, the 19th-century artist faced ...

Ravi Varma's paintings were strikingly different on account of his novel approach. From the vast repository of Indian classic literature, Ravi Varma selected themes that evoked an emotional ...

And be it in the form of paintings, photographs ... One of the most iconic works of Raja Ravi Varma, the man credited with taking Indian arts to the global stage, is ‘Shakuntala’, the painting ...

Eight Raja Ravi Varma paintings, from a new book series, map the impact of the artist's art The first book (The Shaping of the Artist) of a six-book series on Raja Ravi Varma’s life and legacy ...

Ravi Varma, who had been ill, collapsed and breathed his last on October 2, 1906 in the palace, before completing this painting. The Kilimanoor Palace Trust had unveiled the paintings The Parsi ...