▁oil ▁painting ▁of ▁S . N . ▁Sw amy , ▁" H on ored ▁Old ▁Age " ( a ▁study ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁lady ▁in ▁brick ▁red ▁sare e ▁and ▁d rab ▁background ) ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁ ▁Once , ▁on ▁his ▁ride ▁on ▁Ir win ▁road ▁in ▁Mys ore , ▁the ▁then ▁Mah ar aja , ▁Kr ish na ▁R aja ▁W ade yar ▁iv , ▁who ▁had ▁watched ▁Sw amy ▁sketch ing ▁at ▁the ▁palace ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁occasions , ▁saw ▁him ▁wh iling ▁away ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁friends . ▁Upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁Mah ar aja , ▁Sw amy ▁ran ▁inside ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁sent ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁ad vised ▁him ▁to ▁not ▁waste ▁time ▁and ▁work ▁at ▁what ▁he ▁is ▁good ▁at . ▁In ▁response , ▁Sw amy ▁drew ▁a ▁fine ▁sketch ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁and ▁received ▁appreci ation . ▁Following ▁which ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁spons ored ▁Sw amy ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁master s ▁in ▁art ▁at ▁Sir . ▁J . J . ▁School ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Bomb ay , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁At ▁Sir . ▁J . J . ▁School ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Sw amy ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁the ▁em inent ▁art ▁teacher , ▁Dur and har . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Sw amy ▁used ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁well - known ▁artists ▁like ▁Sir ▁Des ai , ▁H ald ank ar , ▁S ith aw ar , ▁K arm ark ar ,