Ramdas Adyanthaya is a renowned painter in Mysore. He retired as the Dean of Chamaraja Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) in the year 2005. He comes across as someone who likes communicating with his paintings rather than his words. He possesses a wide range of variety in his paintings but many feel that he is at his best when he conveys little things happening around him with utmost conviction on canvas. His painting won him Central Lalitakala Academy 44th National award in 2002

His life, which is as old as our independent country (he was born in 1947), has been struggle and dedication personified. From working on farms, serving as a bookbinder, building boats and steel furniture, the man had done it all in his childhood. He was even interested in poetry and music. But it was that day that fate took him to the Ken School of Art, Bangalore, that he discovered painting, the most prized possession in his armory of talents today. Ramdas holds a diploma in Drawing and painting from the same institution. He also possesses a Post Diploma in Drawing and Painting, Shantiniketan, Vishvabharathi University, West Bengal.

Ramdas holds a diploma in Drawing and painting from the same institution. He also possesses a Post Diploma in Drawing and Painting, Shantiniketan, Vishvabharathi University, West Bengal.

He was his own in the one-man shows that he took part in Bangalore in the year 1977 and Mysore in 1983. He is the founder member of 'Samyojitha' group of painters and 'Karnataka Painters' associations. He has been participating in group shows conducted by these groups at regular intervals. He has participated in Central Lalita Kala Exhibition in the years 1983, 1984, 1996, 1998, and 2001, and Karnataka State Lalita Kala Academy in the years 1978, 1983, 1992, and 1993. Besides, he has made his presence felt at various other group shows such as Rashtriya Kala Mela, Bangalore - 1995, Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore – 1993, 1994, Dasara Exhibition, Mysore – 1983, All India Graphic Exhibition, Bangalore – 1983, so on and so forth. He also served as a member of the Karnataka State Lalita Kala Academy from 1995 – 1998.

His collections and invaluable translations of thoughts in colour on canvas are well preserved at Gauthier Christopher, France, Maria & C Chandrakanth, Canada, Seibt Ulrich, Germany, Karnataka Tourism Development Corporation, Kannada University, Hampi, Lalita Kala Academy, New Delhi, Karnataka State Lalita Kala Academy, Fine Arts College, Davangere, and many other collections in India and abroad.

The true mark of a learned talent is his attempt to share the tricks of the trade with others. His services as the Residential Art Master at Bishop Cotton Boy's School, Bangalore, Lecturer and Dean of Drawing and Painting at Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore and several other yeomen services for various universities across the state, justify just that.

Some of the creations of Ramdas