Rukmangada or Rukmangad is the name of a king in the Hindu sacred books. He was a great devotee of Vishnu. Rukmangudu was looked upon as a good and pious king. Vishnu takes Rukmangudu and his pious wife Sandhyavali away to his heavenly abode, Vaikuntha.
Mohini angrily demanded the head of his son. Rukmangada's son readily agreed to keep the word of his father and put his head on the block. In the nick of time Vishnu appeared and saved Rukmangada's son. He blessed the king and all the inhabitants of his kingdom.
Art gallery in memory of Raja Ravi Varma to be a reality in 2021
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adjacent to the Sree Chithra Art Gallery, here, once stood an abandoned old mansion of the 1880s which served as the official quarters of the then museum and zoo director Dr
eevanayakam. The exterior was recently demolished during the lockdown when the Napier Museum have been out of bounds for visitors due to the pandemic, and the debris auctioned off, all to pave way for an exclusive art gallery in memory of Raja Ravi Varma that is set be a reality in eight months.
The structure of the 15,000 sqft building is being maintained as such which would now be converted into a two-storey building on a par with international standards.
In a befitting tribute to the painter, the gallery will house 96 sketches by Raja Ravi Varma, apart from 38 paintings by his brother C Raja Raja Varma and also one of the paintings by Mangala Bai Thampuratti, says Dr V Venu, additional chief secretary of Cultural Affairs (Archaeology, Archives, Museums) who was the earlier director general of National Museum, New Delhi and the brain behind the new initiative.
He says the new gallery would make up for the shortcoming that the state has not done justice to the illustrious painter of India. The upcoming museum will also put on display Ravi Varma’s certificates awarded to him from Chicago and Vienna in 1893 for his works sent from Kilimanoor palace. It will also have a lab facility, as of international museums, to conserve the longevity of paintings.
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