On 6th June, was the  69th birthday of this great artist  " Dr.S.V.Rama Rao". May god bless him and his family with lot of successes and glories in years to come. We from (Kalayika.com) wish him great success for his works and also for his fame in near future.

Dr.S.V.Rama Rao (left) with the former President of India K.R.Narayanan receiving the Padmashri Award in 2001.

Padmashri Dr.S.V.Rama Rao (right) with the President of India  Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam in 2003.

One of the collections of Dr.S.V.Rama Rao in oil painting. (48" * 36") in 2002.

Dr. S.V.Rama Rao : 

 The art of natural beauty from the stroke of a brush, perceived as "Unity in Diversity", by the great canvas artist, Dr.S.V. Rama Rao, is really a worth to see. He became World famous with his modern arts painted in oil colors. He is the recipient of Dr.Sanjeev Dev Foundation award. 

He was born in 1936 in Gudiwada, a small town in Krishna Dt., of Andhra Pradesh. At the age of 12, he took the brush in his hands. By 1955, he achieved 4 diplomas in the field of arts. In 1960, he National significance. In 1962, he contested for Commonwealth scholarship & won it! To learn the modern art, he went to London and learned Lithography with modern techniques. He became World famous with oil color paintings and got International attraction to his works. He worked as a professor in Cincinnati University, Ohio state USA and as a professor in Western Kentucky University till 1978. In 1999, he was awarded Doctorate in arts by Telugu University. From 1953 onwards he held 22 Exhibitions in different cities. This year in March he successfully exhibited his paintings in Kumar's Art Gallery in New Delhi.

In 1965, he got appreciation for his memorable paintings at the IInd Commonwealth Art Exhibition. The Judges of Europe and England nominated Dr.S.V. Rama Rao with the title as "The Most Outstanding Artist In The Commonwealth". In 2001 Govt. of India awarded him the most prestigious " Padmashree" .

His daughter charming Padmavathi Sriramdasu, entered the stage to perform the Bharanatyam dance debut at the Triton College, USA. It was a memorable experience for those who witnessed it. She danced vigorously for four hours and still looked as fresh as a lilly. More than 500 people attended the program. Padma began her performance with a traditional invocatory dance number- Pushpanjali, in which she offered her obeisance to God, her Guru, Hema Rajagopalan, and the audience.

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