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| Named Person: | Ravi Varma |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Rupika Chawla |
| ISBN: | 8189995081 9788189995089 0944142419 9780944142417 |
| OCLC Number: | 560008622 |
| Notes: | "Simultaneously published in the United States of America by Grantha Corporation ... Ocean Township, NJ"--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | 360 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. |
| Contents: | "The First Octet; Rain, Maps; Languor, Wet Rain, Rain; Fern Frost; Air-Conditioner, Rain; Heavy Metal; Monsoon Greens; Bengal Rain; The Second Octet; Rain Charm; Raining Rain; Night Rain; Longing, Rain; Shower, Wake; Rain, Desire; Want, Eager; Offering, Fluid; The Only Sestet; Morning, Rain; Rain, Kiss; Release, Rain; Drizzle, Climax; Drought, Cloud; Knowledge, Need." |
| Responsibility: | Rupika Chawla. |
Abstract:
An account of painter Ravi Varma's traditional background and environment and how they related to the modernization of colonial India, as well as his profession as an aristocratic itinerant painter.
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"Rupika Chawla's lavishly produced book is not a heavy academic tome. In style and substance, it is hugely engaging, carrying its scholarship with a remarkable lightness of grace. -- India Today "... rich in information and there are many insights awaiting the careful reader." -- The Hindu" Read more...
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