Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 5 April 2026

Raja Ravi Varma canvas 'Yashoda and Krishna' sold for Rs 167.20 crore on April 1, setting new Indian art auction record

Exam-focused facts from the 5 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Raja Ravi Varma’s 1890s oil on canvas 'Yashoda and Krishna' fetched Rs 167.20 crore at Saffronart’s Spring Live Auction in Mumbai on April 1.
  • The painting was acquired by Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Managing Director of Serum Institute of India (SII).
  • The previous Indian art auction record was Rs 118 crore for MF Husain’s 1954 Untitled (Gram Yatra) sold at Christie’s in March 2025.

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