Name Chandamma A bell may ring for those growing up in the 60s and the 70s; Children’s magazine opened a vista of mythology, magical states and fictional feats, which belonged to everyone belonging to everyone. With admission of Amar Chitra Katha, Indrajal Comics, Tinkle And other, Chandamma Lost the unique place occupied by young readers in India, and was eventually phased out.
While the magazine is lost for some memories of some, its long-time artist MTV Acharaya’s works have been brought out of a person’s solo-hand effort-a dizzy artist Shivanand Basavantappa.
Spark of interest
Bangalore -based Shivanand says that Acharya passed away a few days after the government joined the Fine Arts College in Dharwad as a student. He remembers to feel that he missed the opportunity to meet one of the most abusive artists of Karnataka; In addition to its huge body of work, Acharya portrays the lion part of the images in a single form. Chandamma,
Chandamma Which was originally launched in Telugu in 1947, published in 13 languages including English until its final edition in March 2013.
Over the years, Srendipity played a big role in ensuring that Acharya’s work reached Shivanand, thus no less amazing than stories he painted. “I regularly a close aide, Karnataka artist MB Patil, in his studio, where we will discuss art. During one of my journeys, I asked him if he knows anything about Acharya. He said that he said that he said that the house and the studio was Vijayalakshmi, the family of Acharya’s wife.”
From the life and art of MTV Acharya at the Indian Institute of World Culture. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
This was where Shivanand’s research started on the artist, and he says, “It seemed that I would change everything whether books, magazines or galleries, Acharya provide information or insight into Acharya.”
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One day someone with the help of Shivanand requested to evaluate some paintings whether he was actually executed by the master. “I agreed to think that there would be one or two pictures. Only when I went there, I realized that the person was in possession of more than 100 works of Acharya.”
However, after evaluation, Shivanand was designed to post from the pillar for payment. Disappointed and disappointed by the delay, when he demanded reunion, he was told by the owner that the pictures were to be sold in bulk, and Shivanand would be paid after sale.
“I was not very happy that Acharya’s work would leave this land, but there was not much that I could.” However, this transaction also seemed to stretch for months, until Shivanand finally completed himself.
When a struggling artist achieves the functions of another artist in bulk. One can only imagine the struggle of space for everything at home. In the ruckus, Shivanand did not realize that some pictures were missing.
A few years later, Shivanand was invited to the inauguration of a frame shop, where he saw two original work on the performance by Acharya. “They looked to me like people I had given importance, but I had not thought of it a lot, especially since the owner of the store said that a customer sent them there, who had to be implicated.”
From the life and art of MTV Acharya at the Indian Institute of World Culture. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The years passed and Shivanand was once again approached by Acharya to give importance to a set of pictures. When he saw the images, Shivanand was convinced that he was part of the original lot, which he had given first importance. “Nevertheless, to make sure, I dug my notes and images to cross the check from the first job and realized that they were all (including those in the frame shop) I had paid.”
On further question, he came to know that the first people did some work in exchange for payment in place of payment, on which he worked again. Of these, Shivanand was capable of fixing about 18 tasks.
Unaware Passion
Shivanand traveled to Chennai, where the artist worked for about 30 years, in his search to learn more about Acharya and his life, “So I could set up a museum to give home to my works.” In the next 10 years, Shivanand collected another 100 paintings by Acharya, received from collectors, ancient shops and galleries.
From the life and art of MTV Acharya at the Indian Institute of World Culture. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Feeling that he can do a lot, Shivanand gathered Chandamma In his dialect to get more information about magazines, Acharya. “One of my dear friends of Pandavpura near Srirangpatna in Mysore, Anke Gowda collected more than 25 lakh books. I felt that he would have some issues. Chandamma Or other books illustrated by Acharya, ”says Shivananda.
In such a large number of books, Anke did not remember whether he had anyone or where he was, but he gave Shivanand an independent hand to browse through his collection. Not surprisingly, Shivanand says, “Long ago I opened Acharya’s works in the box,” adding it boosted his morale to maintain his search. “I finally got around 60 copies Chandamma It was about 70 years old. ,
From the life and art of MTV Acharya at the Indian Institute of World Culture. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The word soon spread among family, friends and students, and everyone who came into the work of art or illustrated book by Acharya donated him to Shivanand.
It was a large part of three months to cure the life and art of MTV Acharya, Shivanand, and the choice of the site, much loved everything in relation to his campaign. “When we contacted the Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC), he was happy to host the exhibition. IIWC Secretary Venkatesh Prasad told us that in 1967, there was an exhibition of Acharya which was more than expected.”
Apparently, before the opening of the visitor gallery, there would be queuing on the way and there were so many audiences in the exhibition, the management was forced to keep the previous place open almost two hours of closing almost everyday to accommodate them.
High-ceiling palaces, fragrant beauties with flowing beauties, peat-pujari, Branny princes and villain at their royal woods at their royal steps, as well as the scenes of the rustic India of the mythological India of the mythical India of Eur and Goddesses, which are well known, are executed in water color.
Shivanand says that for a lot of Acharya’s work, Muse and model were his wife Vijayalakshmi, without whose encouragement and support, the abundant artist could not be so productive. Allegedly, Kannada director P. Shashadari is talking to Acharya to make a film.
The life and art of MTV Acharya is at the Indian Institute of World Culture till 13 April. Entry free.
Published – 09 April, 2025 10:41 am IST
