Ravi Varma: The Birth of Modern India
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Ravi Varma: The Birth of Modern India

10 March – 30 April 2026
NGMA, Bengaluru
About the exhibition

A retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's oils and original Ravi Varma Press lithographs that reshaped how a nation pictured itself.

From the early princely portraits at Travancore to the late mythological masterpieces, this retrospective gathers 62 oils and 110 lithographs — the largest assembly since the 1993 centenary show. A dedicated room explores the press at Karla and the prints that put gods on the walls of every Indian home.

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Featured Master
Raja Ravi Varma
Guest Curator
Rupika Chawla
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