Shivraj Press 100 years of finesse in art

Nagpur | Tuesday | 11th May, 2021

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Shivraj Press: 100 years of finesse in artBy Ramesh Satpute :Every city has symbols of its unique identity. One such symbol is Shivraj Finer-Art Litho Works popularly referred to as Shivraj Press. He secured a job at Bolton Fine Art Litho Works in Mumbai and learned the craft of the art. A person who worshipped Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Dadasaheb named the press 'Shivraj' and chose the image of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj riding a horse as trademark of the company. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru then Prime Minister graced the ceremony when the statue was installed atop the Shivraj Press building on January 6 1959..