For Ravi Varma, cinema did not begin as a dream, it arrived as an accident and quietly altered the direction of his life. Today, the man who once drove an auto on Bengaluru’s streets is among the ...

Look closely at any traditional image of Goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati, or Parvati. Have you ever wondered who imagined those ...

Legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma's quote, "There is no failure, it’s only unfinished success," reframes setbacks as ...

It was Plato who said: Art is but an imitation of art. You can now dream of taking home a Picasso, MF Husain, Raja Ravi Varma ...

Raja Ravi Varma’s 1890s oil-on-canvas ‘Yashoda and Krishna’ has sold for Rs 167.2 crore at a Saffronart auction, setting a new record for Indian art. Acquired by industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla, the ...

Who is Cyrus S Poonawalla? Dr Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it into the world's largest vaccine maker. He was recognised as the 46th-richest person in the ...

Raja Ravi Varma’s iconic Yashoda and Krishna has been sold for INR 167.20 crores (USD 17.97 million), surpassing its higher estimate and setting a new world auction record for the artist. Varma’s ...

Raja Ravi Varma, born on April 29, 1848, in Kilimanoor, Travancore (present-day Kerala, India), emerged from a family steeped in scholarly and literary traditions. His mother, Uma Ambabayi Thampuratty ...

A 19th Century painting by iconic artist Raja Ravi Varma has become the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold, setting a new auction record. The painting, Yashoda and Krishna, was sold for 1.67bn ...

Paintings as part of 'Daughter of Providence', an exhibition showcasing Raja Ravi Varma’s unseen paintings that celebrates the life and work of his eldest granddaughter Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, at ...