Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- In 1972, Achutan Ramachandran Nair envisioned a modest museum, run by himself and his artist-wife Tan Chameli, as a way to fulfil a long-held dream of a life devoted to art. More than five decades later, that vision is finally being realised. On October 5, a museum showcasing Ramachandran's paintings, sculptures, and illustrations-alongside a selection of his wife's watercolours-will open to the public in Kerala's Kollam district. Housed in one of the buildings of the Sree Narayana Guru Cultural Complex, opened by the state government in 2023, the Ramachandran Museum will be run under the aegis of the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi and will also house art works collected by the renowned artist over the years, besides some perso...