Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram
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| Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to art and culture | |
| Awarded for | Art and culture |
| Sponsored by | Kerala Lalithakala Akademi |
| Reward(s) | ₹3 lakh |
| First award | 2001 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| First winner | K. G. Subramanyan |
The Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram is an annual award given by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi to a person showing excellence in the field of art and culture.[1] The award is named after Raja Ravi Varma, a Malayali painter and artist. It was instituted by the Government of Kerala in 2001 to honour outstanding painters and sculptors from Kerala. The first recipient was K. G. Subramanyan.[2][3]
