C. Raja Raja Varma

C. Raja Raja Varma

C. Raja Raja Varma was an accomplished Indian painter. He is more famous as the youngest brother of the famous painter Raja Ravi Varma. He acted assistant, secretary, and business manager of Raja Ravi Varma.

He was also an English language scholar. His diary "The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma" was published by Oxford University Press (edited by Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger). It is considered as one of the most important and authentic source materials on the last ten years of the life of Raja Ravi Varma.

References

* Kilimanur Chandran, "Raja Ravi Varmayum Chithrakalyum", Department of Cultural publications, Government of Kerala, 1999. (in Malayalam)
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/lr/2005/07/03/stories/2005070300300500.htm Portrait of an artist]
* [http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=142125 The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma]

External links

* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/614759/c-raja-raja-varma.html Some paintings of C. Raja Raja Varma]


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