Impact of Art of Raja Ravi Varma in Pre Independence India

Author(s)	Ms. Prakruthi s
Country	India
Abstract	This paper aims to study the impact of Raja Ravi Varma and his art in the Pre Independence India. Raja Ravi Varma started his career around 1870s as an individual artist. Raja Ravi Varma role as an artist is per dominantly national in nature. He was born in Royal family of Travancore Kingdom, evinced interest in art at a early age and achieved his goal by his early 20s. Raja Ravi Varma approach to art was Euro centric in style rather he adopted British style with India subject. He became very popular through the country for his realistic and romantic style. The greatest achievement of Raja Ravi Varma was the establishment of lithographic Press and stating reproduction of his own painting. These prints, popularly known as Oleographs, sold to aspired art loving and religious public at a very affordable cost. Raja Ravi Varma’s art became public art. In the small essay various events connected to his art practice and his popular art culture have been discussed.
Keywords	Oleographs, lithographs, printing press, popular culture, nationalism, Euro centric
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-06
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50326
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9s9gh

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