The Mewar Ramayana is one of the finest of all the existing illustrations of the great epic of Ramayana and was commissioned by Rana Jagat Singh I of Mewar (1628-1652), and completed during the reign of his successor, Rana Raj Singh in 1653. The manuscript represents the pinnacle of Rana Jagat Singh's patronage of painting and the grandest project ever undertaken by his court atelier. The manuscript is notable for its superb depiction of the complex events and its historical connections. Of the 701 folios (approximately 85% of the manuscript) which are known, 149 folios are held in four collections in India and the remaining 555 folios are in the British Library. Under this project the majority of surviving text pages as well as paintings dispersed in various collections have been digitally photographer in high resolution. The metadata of this have been created by Mr. Jeremiah P. Losty for the British Library collection and Dr. Roda Ahluwalia of India Chapter.

For digital version of The Mewar Ramayana, please visit www.bl.uk/ramayana or www.csmvs.in/the-mewar-ramayana


Shriji lighting the lamp at the inauguration of the exhibition
'Balakanda of Mewar Ramayana'

Mr. E. A. Kshirsagar, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Formerly: Prince of Wales
Museum of Western India), Mumbai lighting the lamp at the
inauguration of the exhibition 'Balakanda of Mewar Ramayana'

Balakanda collection of the Mewar Ramayana on display

Shriji, Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Baroness Tessa Blackstone
and guests