5 Reasons why Raja Ravi Varma was the 'King of Controversies'

Printing press set on fire Raja Ravi Varma’s started a Lithographic printing press in 1894 to reprint his artwork of Hindu Gods and Goddesses from Ramayana and Mahabharata. It was sold to his printing technician from Germany, Mr. Schleizer, after his health started deteriorating. The press was eventually shut after it caught fire mysteriously. No reason could be traced regarding the cause of the fire. Rumor has it this was done by people who objected to Raja Ravi Varma’s portrayal of goddesses and women and wanted to stop it.