C. Raja Raja Varma was an Indian painter and the youngest brother of the painter Raja Ravi Varma. He was known as a

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artist. He acted as assistant, secretary, and business manager to his brother.

Life

Varma was also an

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scholar. His diary ''The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma'' was published by

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(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

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. His nephew said that Varma regretted not having provided well for his wife, Janaki, who outlived him. The British administrator

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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) *

External links

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