Mola Ram (1743–1833) was a painter. He was born in Srinagar. He worked for the Garhwal Kingdom from 1777 until its annexation in 1803. He was also a poet, historian and diplomat. Much research about him was done by Mukandi Lal. It is said that two miniature painters of the imperial court at Delhi, Sham Das and his son Har Das (or Kehar Das), accompanied Sulaiman Shikoh when he escaped from Aurangzeb in 1658 and sought refuge from Prithvi Shah.

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  • Mola Ram (1743–1833) was a painter. He was born in Srinagar. He worked for the Garhwal Kingdom from 1777 until its annexation in 1803. He was also a poet, historian and diplomat. Much research about him was done by Mukandi Lal. It is said that two miniature painters of the imperial court at Delhi, Sham Das and his son Har Das (or Kehar Das), accompanied Sulaiman Shikoh when he escaped from Aurangzeb in 1658 and sought refuge from Prithvi Shah. The painters remained in Srinagar as the royal tasbirdar (picture-makers), and developed the Garhwal style of miniature painting. Mola Ram was one of their descendants. The inception of the Garhwal school of painting is also sometimes credited to him. His son Jwala Ram and grandson Atma Ram continued the tradition, but further descendants suspected a curse and gave up painting. However, one of his descendants, Tulsi (often confused with Tulsi Mistri, another contemporary painter) was also a painter. Mola Ram himself initially painted in the Mughal style until visiting Kangra, e.g. his painting Mastani is in the Mughal idiom, while his later paintings, e.g. Vasakasajja Nayika, are in the Garhwal style. He wrote the historical work Garharajavansh ka Itihas (History of the Garhwal royal dynasty) which is the only source of information about several Garhwal rulers. He starts with Sham Shah and goes on to describe Dula Ram Shah, Mahipati Shah, Pritam Shah, Medini Shah, Lalit Shah, and Jayakrit Shah. He also wrote Ganika Natak or Garh Gita Sangram in 1800. Mola Ram himself played a part in politics, helping Jayakrit Shah obtain help from Raja Jagat Prakash of Sirmaur to quell a rebellion at the battle of Karparoli.
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  • Mola Ram (1743–1833) was a painter. He was born in Srinagar. He worked for the Garhwal Kingdom from 1777 until its annexation in 1803. He was also a poet, historian and diplomat. Much research about him was done by Mukandi Lal. It is said that two miniature painters of the imperial court at Delhi, Sham Das and his son Har Das (or Kehar Das), accompanied Sulaiman Shikoh when he escaped from Aurangzeb in 1658 and sought refuge from Prithvi Shah.
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