He also views how the Lonavala-based Ravi Varma Lithographic Press, which made chromolithographs of the paintings, made Ravi Varma a household brand. A lawyer, Shivaswamy’s entry to the field of ...

Ravi Varma democratised art by printing his art works at the Raja Ravi Varma press on a mass scale. “The works, which previously hung on the walls of the Diwans’ houses, now became the common ...