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Raja Ravi Varma is famous for his paintings based on Indian mythology & epics. He is probably the first Indian artist to master perspective and the use of the oil medium; the first to use human models to illustrate Hindu gods and goddesses; the first Indian artist to become famous, before him painters and craftsmen were largely unidentified; and the first to make his work available not just to the rich elite but also to common people by way of his oleographs.Varma was the first Indian to use Western techniques of perspective and composition and to adapt them to Indian subjects, styles, and themes. He won the Governor’s Gold Medal in 1873 for the painting Nair Lady Adorning Her Hair. He became a world famous Indian painter after winning in 1873 Vienna ExhibitionIn 1894 he set up a lithographic press in order to mass-produce copies of his paintings as oleographs, enabling ordinary people to afford them. That innovation resulted in the tremendous popularity of his images, which became an integral part of popular Indian culture thereafter.Raja Ravi Varma was the first and the only person in India to have had a personal, special post office, provided to him in view  of the high volume of fan mails arriving as cartloads.

Portrait of Chamrajendra Wodeyar X (detail)

Portrait of Chamrajendra Wodeyar X

Lady with Flower Garland

A native noble manGovernment Museum Chennai

Portrait of Ammakovil ThampuranPortrait of a foreigner

Portrait of an old lady and her grand-daughter

A Student - Classic painting of a young member of royal family, in his study room

Mother preparing vegetablesGovernment Museum Chennai

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Lady on the Bridge - Painting of a Malayali lady sitting on the bridge

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The Lady with a Mirror (1894) Government Museum Chennai

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Mother India (Oleolithograph)

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(1572-97) based on miniature Maharana Fateh Singh (1884-1930)

Portrait of Mahareja

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Portrait of Maharaja Moolam Thirunal

Puddukotta Durbar - Durbar of Puddukottai Maharaja with British officials

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Rani of Pudukottai

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Considering his vast contribution to Indian art, the Government of Kerala has instituted an award called "Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram", which is awarded every year to people who show excellence in the field of art and culture.

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The most expensive silk saree was sold for Rs. 3,931,627 ($100,021; £50,679) on 5 January 2008. It was made by Chennai Silks, India and features reproductions of 11 paintings by the celebrated Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma.The main image is a reproduction of Varma's famous 'Galaxy of Musicians'. The sari took a total of 4760 man-hours to produce.

India has been known to have wonderful dresses and costumes. One of the most expressive clothes of woman’s femininity and accepted attire is sari or saree, a long piece of un-stitched cloth with an average length of 6 metres that is draped over the body in various styles.What make a piece of cloth Most expensive? Fabric, Brand name associated with it, Jewels, or the heritage carried by it. To your surprise, the factor associated with this Sari is the “Painting”. A scintillating beauty bedazzled with 12 valuable stones and embossed with 11 celebrated paintings of Raja Ravi Verma, is the world’ most expensive sari. To be identified as a ‘the world’s most expensive sari’ for sure, it is designed by handloom weavers of city-based textile house ‘The Chennai Silks’ and portrays Raja Ravi Verma’s renowned art work of ‘Lady Musicians’ featuring women choir from diverse enriching milieu. The border of the sari flaunts 10 paintings by Ravi Verma, which can be seen as a tribute to the celebrated artist. Trinkets made of gold, ruby, diamond, emerald, platinum, silver, yellow sapphire, sapphire, cat’s eye, topaz, pearl and coral are all incorporated to embellish the women attribute in the paintings, via convoluted hand woven process. It is being claimed that the production of the sari consumer 4,760 man hours of the highly-skilled weavers, using a double warp.

Rang Rasiya is an Indian drama film based on the life

of Raja Ravi Varma.

The film is directed Ketan Mehta. It stars

Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen and

a newcomer Feryna Wazheir in

the lead roles.

Sound: Gaurangi Devi Dasi aka Pia - Jagannatha Swami

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