Ethnic Tanjore arts was created with a vision of aiding and promoting the interests hundreds of artists who are confined to practicing their craft from their homes and rural regions. Its founder, Mr. R. Prasanna Venkatesh , was born in Chennai. He had a Passion to Tanjore arts from a young age. R. Ramanujaiah his great grandfather establish R. Ramanujaiah & Son in the year 1901, (118 Years old). Recognizing the hundreds of artisans are suffering due to lack of recognition and market access, he found the “Ethnic Tanjore Arts” with the aim of providing financial succour and a helping hand to his artisans.