Known for the rich shades and the energetic hues of his mythological paintings, Raja Ravi Varma is one of the celebrated artists of India. Born into an aristocratic family in 1848 in a village of Kilimanoor, Kerala he was the first artist to blend European academic realism with a rich India centric influence.
A lot has been written about this stalwart, but the recently launched book on him; Raja Ravi Varma: An Everlasting Imprint is one of its kind as it is written by a lawyer; Ganesh Shivaswamy. Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Vadodara was fortunate to host a discussion on this book where the author himself along with the renowned Delhi based art critic; Gayatri Sinha were in conversation with Sharan Apparao.
Hailing from Bengaluru, Ganesh has been collecting chromolithographs from the Ravi Varma Press, and now has quit