Interiors of your living space sets your mood and doing timely maintenance is important to protect it. So, if you are looking to transform the look of your living or working space, what can be better than painting it with more vibrant colors? It will not just look captivating but will also make you feel…
Drawing teacher turns construction worker to keep his hearth burning
July 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dundaiah, a resident of Vivekanandanagar in city, stands out as the odd one out among the 20 labourers working under an unrelenting summer sun at an under-construction house in Kuvempunagar. While the other labourers comprising men and a handful of women appear rustic, sporting rubber slippers, worn out sarees and lungis with a towel…
Ramsons Kala Pratishtana turns 25
February 24, 2020Museum for Mysore-style Painting opens tomorrow In 1966, D. Ram Singh (DRS) began manufacturing handicrafts in a small scale unit — Brilliant Industries. In 1970, he opened a handicrafts retail outlet in front of Mysuru Zoo, thus was born ‘Handicrafts Sales Emporium’. The year 1995 marked the silver jubilee of Handicrafts Sales Emporium. On the…
Illustrations from the Kitchen
February 16, 2020Here is the story of a small girl who was amazed by the beautiful and inspiring Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings displayed at Mysore Palace. As she grows up and gets busy with life like everyone else, she never forgets her dream of becoming an artist. So much so that a small part of her kitchen…
Pride of Mysuru: Rakshitha Ravi – A Painter Par Excellence
January 7, 2020By V.N. Prasad Young Rakshitha Ravi, a passionate painter hailing from Mysuru, was recently adjudged the best painting artist at Chicago, USA. The competition was organised by ‘International Indian Icon’ for painters across the globe. E Voting took place where paintings were posted. A cross section of the voted few were called over to Chicago,…
Stroking his way to glory
November 13, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is home for many musical and fine arts talents, who have put the city’s name in world map. One such talent who has aimed to make a name for himself at the national and international-level is Shashank Bharadwaj, a young talented artiste from city. Having born into a…
City artist’s painting to be displayed at Turkey
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The painting of city-based artist Rajkumar has been selected for the International Art Expo at Turkey and Hungary in European Union from July 6 to 17. A total of 60 art works from across the globe have been selected for this expo which is held for the first time under the sponsorship of organisers…
Raja Ravi Varma: The Emperor of Painting
April 28, 2019By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore There are hundreds of painters all over the world but Ravi Varma belongs to the royalty of Kerala. This may be compared to His Highness Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, the Maharaja of Mysore who was a Music Composer. Ravi Varma was…
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