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A controversial novel based on the life of India's most celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma He was accused of making the gods look like humans and insulting them by portraying them in the nude. He countered that he saw divinity in both gods and humans, and that nudity was the purest form he knew. This is the story of a little boy who grew up making charcoal sketches on fre...more
Published 1993 by Vani Prakashan
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May 07, 2018Ashish Iyer rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A very well written biography on the celebrated artist. Finally got to know the life of Raja Ravi Verma. It is originally written in marathi By Ranjit Desai and translated in english by Vikrant Pande. I have read author's previous work Shreeman Yogi or Shivaji : The great Maratha which was amazing. The book covers his early life, training, relationship with the royal family of Travancore, his unsuccessful marriage, his involvement with other women, his fondness for his own people, his contacts w...more
My rating sums it up...it was OK. I wanted more details into the life of the great artist that an essay type 2D narrative where after each two pages there are tears in some or the other character's eyes...overall were it not for Raja Ravi Varma who I think was an unparallel, I would give it a single star. waiting for better books to read on the artist and his life.
Jun 05, 2014Sarath Krishnan rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It is really informative to read this book. Though I have heard about Raja Ravi Varma, it is the first time I come across with the details of his life. Before some months, I have heard a 'kathaprasangam' based on the life of Raja Ravi Varma, named 'Sugandha'. I think maybe after that performance my curiosity to know about this great personality increases. The life of Raja Ravi Varma is an inspiring one.
Dec 07, 2014Swagatika Mohapatra
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A heart touching life story of a true Raja. Best versed by Ranjit Desai. A worth reading by all the readers. Don't go by the movie Rang Rasiya to sketch the character of Raja Ravi verma. A worth treasure for your library.
Sep 08, 2014Pravinreading rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Just completed reading book. Desai sir has shown life of Ravi Verma very elegantly. Thought and mind transitions Ravi varma with changing time , and passing closed once touches mind. It also clearly underlines the dilemma of human being while following ambitions of our life.
Aug 31, 2015Sandeep Kumar rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Loved it... 'Even after achieving everything.. you can be alone in the end.'
Jan 07, 2017Prachia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Excellent! Excellent! An inspiring story of an immortal artist. I could not stop reading until the end. Yet another masterpiece by Ranjeet Desai
Fantastic writing. Its a masterpiece. Read it if you wish to know about Raja Ravi Varma and his beautiful world.
Dec 10, 2018Saraswathi Sambasivan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
A prince among the painters and a painter amongst the princes! This book is a beautiful journey of Raja Ravi Varma. From drawing charcoal sketches on temple walls to making the finest works in oil, it is a treat . He was self-taught but had a lot of support and encouragement to hone his skills . It also talks about his muse, Sugandha who was the beautiful lady in so many of his paintings. It is a complete page-turner . If the English translation is so good I wonder how good the Marathi original...more
Dec 25, 2014Alka rated it liked it · review of another edition
i picked up the book as a movie based on the book was released recently, personally prefer to read books. It is good but not outstanding, most likely the flavour and nuances got lost in translation, because I surely didnt find nuances. It is blandly written, recounting episodes of the life of someone who is a painter of high calibre in those times. it doesnt bring alive the characters, atleast to me. But yet I give credit to the author for choosing the painter to write about.
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Ch 7 Print Culture and the Modern World Class 10th Notes| History Social Science
The First Printed Books Print in China • The earliest print technology was developed in China, Japan and Korea.
• By the seventeenth century, as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.
• In the late nineteenth century, western printing techniques and mechanical presses were imported as Western powers established their outposts in China.
• Shanghai became the hub of the new print culture.
Print in Japan
• Around AD 768-770, Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan. • The Buddhist Diamond Sutra was the oldest Japanese book which was printed in AD 868. Print Comes to Europe • In the 11th century, Chinese paper reached Europe via the silk route. • In 1295, Marco Polo, a great explorer, returned to Italy from China and brought printing knowledge back with him. • Italians began producing books with woodblocks, and soon the technology spread to other parts of Europe.
→ As the demand for books increased, booksellers all over Europe began exporting books to many different countries.
• But the production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books because: → Copying was an expensive, laborious and time-consuming business. → Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle. • In the 1430s, Johann Gutenberg invented new printing technology by developing first-known printing press at Strasbourg, Germany. Gutenberg and the Printing Press • Gutenberg learned the art of polishing stones, became a master goldsmith, and also acquired the expertise to create lead moulds used for making trinkets. • Based on this knowledge, Gutenberg adapted existing technology to design his innovation. • By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system. → The first book he printed was the Bible. • Between 1450 and 1550, printing presses were set up in most countries of Europe. The Print Revolution and Its Impact A New Reading Public • Access to books created a new culture of reading. • However, the rates of literacy in most European countries were very low till the twentieth century which was a major hurdle in spreading of this culture. • So printers began publishing popular ballads and folk tales, and such books would be profusely illustrated with pictures. Religious Debates and the Fear of Print • People believed can lead to the fear of the spread of rebellious and irreligious thoughts. • In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote ‘Ninety Five Theses’ criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. → This led to a division within the Church and to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The Reading Mania • By the end of the eighteenth century, in some parts of Europe literacy rates were as high as 60 to 80 percent. • In England, Penny chapbooks were carried by petty pedlars known as chapmen and sold for a penny. • In France were the ‘Biliotheque Bleue’ - low priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers. • Newspapers and journals carried information about wars and trade, as well as news of developments in other places. Print Culture and the French Revolution • Print culture created the conditions within which French Revolution occurred. • Print popularized the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers. • Print created a new culture of dialogue and debate. • By the 1780s, literature mocked the royalty and criticized their morality were large in number. The Nineteenth Century Children, Women and Workers • In 1857, in France, a children’s press, devoted to literature for children alone was set up. • Women became important as readers as well as writers. • Penny Magazines were especially meant for women, manuals teaching proper behaviors and housekeeping. • In the nineteenth century, lending libraries in England became a medium for educating white-collar workers, artisans and lower-middle-class people. Further Innovations • By mid 19th Century, Richard M. Hoe perfected the power driven cylindrical press. • In the late 19th century, offset press was developed that can print up to six colours at a time. • By the 20th century, electrically operated presses accelerated printing operations. India and the World of Print Manuscripts Before the Age of Print • In India, manuscripts were copied on palm leaves or on handmade paper. Print Comes to India • In the mid-sixteenth century, the printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries. • By 1674: About 50 books had been printed in Konkani and in Karana languages. • Cochin, 1579, Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book • In 1713, Catholic priests printed the first Malayalam book • By 1710, Dutch Protestant missionaries had printed 32 Tamil texts • From 1780: James Augustus Hickey began editing the Bengal Gazette, a weekly magazine. Religious Reform and Public Debates • From the early nineteenth century, there were intense debates around religious issues. • Different groups offered a variety of new interpretations of the beliefs of different religions. • In 1821, Rammohun Roy published the Sambad Kaumudi. • In 1810, the first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas, a 16th century text published in Calcutta. New Forms of Publication • The novel, a literary firm which had developed in Europe soon acquired distinctively Indian forms and styles. • Other new literary forms such as lyrics, short stories, essays about social and political matters also entered the world of reading. • Painters like Raja Ravi Varma produced visual images for mass circulation. Women and Print • Liberal husbands and fathers began educating their womenfolk at home. • Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be widowed. • Muslims feared that educated women would be corrupted by reading Urdu romances.
Print and the Poor People
• In the 19th century, very cheap and small books were brought to markets.
• From the late nineteenth century, issues of caste discrimination began to be written about in many printed tracts and essays.
Print and Censorship
• Before 1798, the colonial state under the East India Company was not much concerned about censorship.
• By 1820s, the Calcutta Supreme Court passed certain regulations to control press freedom.
• After the revolt of 1857, the attitude to freedom of the press changed.
• In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed which provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.
→ Despite repressive measures, nationalist newspapers grew in numbers in all parts of India.
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