A HOME FOR HIS ART

A newly inaugurated museum celebrates the late artist A. Ramachandran's creative journey-from his Kerala roots to his vibrant explorations of form, myth and modernity

- Nikhil Sardana

The Museum of A. Ramachandran in Kollam, inaugurated on October 5, realises a dream the artist, who passed away in 2024, cherished for decades—to create a home for his art in Kerala. “Although Ramachandran spent all his working life in Delhi, he remained a Malayali at heart,” says R. Siva Kumar, the museum's curator. “His sensibilities were formed during his early days in Kerala [Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram], and they shone through his personality and his art.”