A lawyer, Shivaswamy’s entry to the field of art curation and academics was unusual. The research involved was unearthly; 25 ...

New Delhi: Raja Ravi Varma revolutionised art by blending the divine with the mundane, challenging traditional norms. Accused of diluting the purity of deities, the 19th-century artist faced ...

What does a lawyer have to do with art I ask myself on my way to meet Ganesh Shivaswamy, the secretary of the Bengaluru-based Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, and a collector of popular art.