Raja Ravi Varma's art not only revived traditional Indian ... Menaka, the nymph, seduces the sage Vishwamitra; Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, sits on a lotus flower; Vishnu sits on his ...

Raja Ravi Varma's paintings are nothing short of iconic ... Take his portrayal of Lakshmi, for instance; she often appears with a lotus or a pot of gold, symbols of prosperity.

Ravi Varma later created fourteen large-scale paintings for the Dubar Hall of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace. Raja Ravi Varma’s art was not just restricted to people’s drawing rooms. From Indian cinema, ...

Raja Ravi Varma, often called India's king of kitsch ... Doe-eyed Menaka, the nymph, tempting the sage Vishwamitra; Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, poised upon a lotus; Vishnu astride Garuda, serpent ...

Many of Raja Ravi Varma's divine figures are rich with subtle symbols that hint at their deeper significance. Take his portrayal of Lakshmi, for instance; she often appears with a lotus or a pot of ...

Ravi Varma's paintings were strikingly different ... Prints became very popular, especially the ones portraying Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswathy. Even a century after his demise, the influence ...

Over the three days, the festival will host some of India’s finest minds and bestselling authors, including Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri ... The Modi Decade; Ravi Shankar Etteth, Arun Anand, Pavan K. Varma ...

Join an extraordinary lineup of literary icons, including Amb. Abhay K, Arun Anand, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, Dr. Aishwarya Pandit, Ravi Shankar Etteth, Pavan K. Varma, Nityanand Misra, Shrijeet ...

The divine figures in Raja Ravi Varma's celebrated paintings were real people—often his own family, a fact we rarely consider today In February 1906, the 10-year-old rani of Travancore was taken ...