Sarasu

When I heard the litho stones from Raja Ravi Varma's Press are being used as floor tiles in the class rooms of an school in Malvali, I felt sorry for the students who were forced to walk, sit and study there. The trip I made with the help of Mr Rajasekaran (reporter, Mathrubhumi news paper, pune) provided some interesting information.
Students, teachers, and villagers are purely ignorant about the importance and they are happy, at least they have an school to study.

Some of the litho stones inside school still bear images of Gods and Goddesses and there is an effort to replace them. Mr. Mukesh Prabhune ( an artist from Chinchwad, pune) was showing a pure interest in building a small museum of Raja Ravi Varma's oleographs , litho stones and calendars which he has collected with the help of villagers .This photo documentation about the Press, School, Stones and charcoal drawings which i saw around the press by "gipsy kids" are an effort to respect Raja Ravi Varma and contribute in replacing the litho stones from the school and the stones will be included in the museum later.