Ethnic Tanjore arts was created with a vision of aiding and promoting the interests of hundreds of artists who are confined to practicing their craft from their homes and rural regions.
Its founder, Mr. R. Prasanna Venkatesh, (Tamil Nadu State Award Winner Tanjore Paintings 2019-2020)was born in Chennai. He had a Passion to Tanjore arts from a young age. R. Ramanujaiah, his great grandfather established R. Ramanujaiah & Son in the year 1901, (118 Years old). Recognizing the hundreds of artisans are suffering due to lack of recognition and market access, he founded the “Ethnic Tanjore Arts” with the aim of providing financial succour and a helping hand to his artisans.