India at Met Gala 2026: Karan Johar debuts in Raja Ravi Varma-inspired look, Manish Malhotra pays tribute to Mumbai. Details insideKaran Johar and Manish Malhotra impressed at the Met Gala 2026. Filmmaker's outfit, inspired by Raja Ravi Varma, showcased intricate hand-p...
05 May, 2026, 06.40 AM IST
Rs 167 crore for Raja Ravi Varma's masterpiece: How rarity, narrative, and timing turned it into a trophy assetAcquired by Cyrus Poonawalla, one of India’s most prominent industrialists, this transaction reflects a shift in which price sensitivity de...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
From myth to masterpiece: Raja Ravi Varma’s legacy shines in landmark auction milestoneOne hundred and twenty years after his passing, Raja Ravi Varma continues to cast his spell on India’s art world with ‘Yashoda and Krishna’...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Raja Ravi Varma's Yashoda & Krishna sells for over Rs 167 crore. Buyer is global vaccine tycoonCyrus Poonawalla bought Raja Ravi Varma's painting Yashoda and Krishna for Rs 167.2 crore. This sale broke the record for modern Indian art...
02 Apr, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Art, Arrest & Auction: How a Rs 100 cr ‘last’ masterpiece by Raja Ravi Varma faces a legal ownership battleThe alleged last painting of Raja Ravi Varma 'Kadambari' is at the center of a contentious lawsuit. The original owner insists he was duped...
14 Feb, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Raja Ravi Varma, Gaitonde, Padamsee: Nirav Modi’s art collection to go under the hammer on March 26The I-T department has engaged an auction house to sell 68 works belonging to Modi.
12 Mar, 2019, 11.19 AM IST
Google Arts & Culture supports exhibition celebrating Mahatma Gandhi and Raja Ravi VarmaAnnounced on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary today, organizers said that the exhibition will open to the public exactly one year f...
02 Oct, 2018, 07.15 PM IST
India on top: Akbar Padamsee, Gaitonde and Anish Kapoor rule auctions in South AsiaA report by the London-based ArtTactic has good news for Indian art.
09 Feb, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
Ravi Varma's great-great-granddaughter Rukmini's exhibition after 30 yrs as a recluseWhile Raja Ravi Varma's women were regally draped, Rukmini often painted them nude.
27 Dec, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
On the grapevine: Art connoisseur's house goes up in flames, 20 oleographs of Raja Ravi Varma guttedThe gutted work included over 20 oleographs of artist Raja Ravi Varma, collected by the connoisseur’s father.
04 Aug, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Comprehensive collection of Ravi Varma's lithographs to be displayed from July 8Among Varma's paintings, 134 are said to have been turned into lithographs, replicas of original paintings etched on limestone & printed.
04 Jul, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Raja Ravi Varma's kin abducted on Senegal trip to sell his worksShreekumar Varma was in Senegal to close a business deal for the sale of some Raja Ravi Varma works in his family's collection.
29 Jan, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Art Idea ties up with Raja Ravi Varma’s descendents to start merchandising his paintingsArt Idea has forged an exclusive tie-up with Raja Ravi Varma’s great great grandnephew Rama Varma Thampuran to promote the celebrated 19th ...
22 Dec, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Century-old mansion designed by Ravi Varma to get faceliftThe tile-roofed mansion, one of the recent structures in the palace, had once housed some renowned paintings of Varma before they were shif...
06 Apr, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
An Indian art affair at The OberoiThe Oberoi, in association with the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) hosted an exhibit in the hallway at the far end of the South Mumbai hotel’s lob...
14 Nov, 2014, 03.42 PM IST
Chanderi: The elegant fabric for the royal menChanderi has always been the choice of fabric for pagdi, angrakha and dupatta which the royal men carried with elan.
10 Oct, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
Mumbai set to remember legendary painter Raja Ravi VarmaA panel debate and interaction with special invitees and the audience will be held, titled 'Where do we draw the line?' and featuring emine...
30 Sep, 2014, 03.34 PM IST