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RAJA RAVI VARMA REVISITED THROUGH A BIOGRAPHY

Posted on: 10/Jul/2010 7:28:00 AM

Raja Ravi Varma: Painter of Colonial India” authored by Rupika Chawla, after launched in Delhi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, “was introduced to Chennai on Wednesday. It’s an illustrated biography of Raja Ravi Varma that blended scholarship of history with the art of the narrative

According Historian S. Muthiah, who spoke on the occasion said that mass art in India owed much to Ravi Varma, whose influence was enormous, even in the realms of art, glass painting, and calendar printing and even film-making. He recalled that even Bharathiyar paid tribute to Raja Ravi Varma

Apart from his versatility and ability to adapt to different demands, a remarkable part of the Ravi Varma story as highlighted by the book was the launch of art as enterprise in colonial India, N Ram said.

Ms. Chawla recounted her over six years of research on Ravi Varma that had led to fascinating visits to several places under the erstwhile Madras Presidency. She said that her visits to Pudukottai, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Tiruchi had helped her to get interesting material for the book.