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Festive Frames: Raja Ravi Varma’s 'Lakshmi' and other visual depictions of Diwali
October 28, 2025 11:19 am
A look at how art works captured the spirit of the festival of lights
Raja Ravi Varma’s unseen work on granddaughter Maharani Sethu Lakshmi on display in Bengaluru
May 02, 2024 11:31 am
The highlight of the exhibition ‘Daughter of Providence’ at the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation is an oil painting by Ravi Varma of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the Regent Queen of Travancore, when she was three years old.
On his 175th birth anniversary, remembering the life and legacy of Raja Ravi Varma
May 07, 2023 8:20 am
Considered the father of modern Indian art, Varma was arguably the first to successfully combine Indian iconography and portraiture with Western realism and techniques. He was one of 20th century India’s earliest cultural ambassadors
Vadodara: Exhibition on Raja Ravi Varma paintings on woven fabrics
November 20, 2021 3:39 am
Raja Ravi Varma had been a privileged guest of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III at the Lukshmi Villas Palace with a special studio built in the palace grounds.
New children's book to tell story of Raja Ravi Varma
March 15, 2021 1:49 pm
The children's book, titled Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma, is written by author-poet Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
Raja Ravi Varma, the painter who helped Indians bring their gods home
May 01, 2020 1:29 pm
A prolific artist, Raja Ravi Varma is believed to have made around 7,000 paintings before his death at the age of 58.
As a tribute, city artist gives Raja Ravi Varma’s creations one more dimension
October 04, 2017 4:43 am
Drawing inspiration from Varma’s paintings of Indian gods and goddesses, Brahmbhatt has recreated them on wood, adding a dimension to them. He has worked on seasoned wood and used shellac and enamel paint.
From Paint to Press: An exhibition of vintage prints celebrates Raja Ravi Varma’s popular iconography
July 20, 2015 1:18 pm
With a total of 90 vintage prints, the exhibition spans from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, showcasing how Ravi Varma’s rendition of the divine flooded the imagery of advertisements, calendars and Bollywood posters.
'Rang Rasiya' movie review: It feels like a choppy costume drama marred by false notes and static 'acting'
June 05, 2020 10:12 pm
‘Rang Rasiya’ feels like a choppy costume drama marred by false notes and static ‘acting’ .
I&B won’t meddle with Rang Rasiya release
November 07, 2014 12:05 am
The film’s makers, sources said, had decided to include a disclaimer saying it is “not anybody’s true life story”.
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