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176th
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177th
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Detailed explanation-1: -The pioneer of modern art in India, Raja Ravi Varma, was born on this day, April 29, in the year 1848. He is honoured as a ‘National Treasure Artist’ whose art is deemed so valuable to the artistic heritage of India that it cannot be exported out of the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Raja Ravi Varma’s professional career commenced in 1870 when he was first commissioned to paint the family portrait of Kizakke Palat Krishna Menon.
Detailed explanation-3: -His representations of Hindu gods and goddesses and characters in the epics and the Puranas reflected his absorption in Indian culture. His paintings, including Harischandra in Distress, Jatayu Vadha, and Shri Rama Vanquishing the Sea, captured dramatic moments from Indian mythology.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ravi Varma’s representation of mythological characters has become a part of the Indian imagination of the epics. He is often criticized for being too showy and sentimental in his style but his work remains very popular in India. Many of his fabulous paintings are housed at Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara.