▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁( the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Independent ▁India ), ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi , ▁Lord ▁Mount b atten ▁of ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁His ▁paint ings ▁and ▁other ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁various ▁government ▁offices , ▁museum s ▁and ▁personal ▁collections ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mys ore , ▁India , ▁to ▁a ▁traditional ▁family ▁of ▁artists , ▁he ▁took ▁to ▁art ▁naturally ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁" Sw arn ak ala ▁N ip una " ▁Sing ann ach ary a , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁g olds m ith ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁Palace , ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁young ▁Sw amy ▁to ▁his ▁work . ▁Starting ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁Mys ore ▁Palace ▁photograph er ▁and ▁later ▁Mys ore ▁Palace ▁artist ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁being ▁art ▁director ▁with ▁D adas a heb ▁Ph al ke ▁in ▁p rab hat ▁studio , ▁P une , ▁director ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁State ▁Tour ism ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁Central ▁L al ith a ▁K ala ▁Academy ▁and ▁Central ▁S ange eth ▁K ala ▁Academy , ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁His ▁models ▁for ▁oil ▁paint ings ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Lord ▁Mount b atten ▁of ▁Bur ma , ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁His ▁passion ▁was ▁to ▁do ▁p enc il ▁sketch es , ▁which ▁was ▁his ▁special ization , ▁of ▁world - ren