| Names |
DAMERLA RAMA RAO |
| Date of
Birth |
March 08, 1897 |
| Date of
Death |
February 06, 1925 |
| Identity |
Indian Painting and
Sketching Artist |
| General |
- He was intensely inclined towards the art of painting
and sketching since childhood.
- Highly impressed by his sketches, the Mumbai School of
Arts in 1916 admitted him directly into the third year of
fine arts course.
- His works commanded unprecedented appreciation and
demand.
- In 1923, Ramarao started Rajahmundry Chitra Kalashala
and trained many youngsters.
- Some of his world-renowned paintings won prizes in India
as well as abroad.
- His paintings can be still found at Damerla Art Gallery
situated near the Godavari railway station.
- He instituted the Andhra Society of Indian Arts.
- He organised a national level art exhibition in
Rajahmundry, the first time in the region.
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