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Damela Ramarao was encouraged by Sri Cooldey, Britisher, a local college Principle. He was instrumental in placing him in J J Arts School, Bombay that too into third year of five year Arts course. Shri Damela Ramarao used to wear traditional Andhra Dress. During college tour to Delhi, he was not allowed to enter present Parliament house as he was not wearing British Dress.

In 1920 he passed out from JJ College of Arts with First Rank.

He had been to Tirupati and Nallamala forests. He prepared sketches to these places. He wanted to draw colourful paintings out off these sketches. However, he could not do so as he was affected with small fox and died at an young age of 28 years. Thus, the world lost a great Artist in the flowering stage.

Source: swati,Telugu Weekly dated 30.11.2012.