The Curious Case of Ramchandr Baladzhi

Prince Ramachandra Balaji in Russia One of the first organized rumblings against the British EIC’s tyranny in India was the much written about Sepoy mutiny in 1857. The British had previously retaliated against early stirrings by hanging Mangal Pandey, but as the unrest spread to Agra, Allahabad,...

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Ravi Varma and Ramaswamy Naicker - The rivalry

The Painter, his teacher, a rival and a muse Though I know little about painting, I can certainly say that I like studying the women lovingly brought to life on canvas by Ravi Varma and his younger brother. There are some who would wonder why I brought up his brother’s name in the same breath. Well,...

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