C. Raja Raja Varma was an Indian painter and the youngest brother of the painter

Raja Ravi Varma Raja Ravi Varma ( ml, രാജാ രവിവർമ്മ; 29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best examples ...

. He was known as a plein-air artist. He acted as assistant, secretary, and business manager to his brother.

Life

Varma 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. On 4 January 1905 after an operation for inflammation of the intestines, Raja Varma died childless at Bangalore. His nephew said that Varma regretted not having provided well for his wife, Janaki, who outlived him. The British administrator Edgar Thurston was significant in promoting the careers of both Varma brothers.

References

* Kilimanur Chandran, ''Raja Ravi Varmayum Chithrakalyum'', Department of Cultural publications, Government of Kerala, 1999. (in Malayalam) *

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Paintings of C. Raja Raja Varma
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varma, C. Raja Raja Indian male painters 1933 deaths Indian diarists Year of birth missing 19th-century Indian painters Painters from Kerala Sibling artists 19th-century Indian male artists