The Hindu

Raja Ravi Varmas Yashoda and Krishna painting sells for 167.2 crore at Saffronart, setting a new record for Indian art

Acquired by Cyrus S Poonawalla, chairman and managing director, Serum Institute of India, the sale price of the painting surpassed the previous record held by MF Husains Untitled (Gram Yatra), which fetched achieved over 118 crore ($ 13.8 million) at an auction last year