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K.R.Babu (Koolippara Raman Babu) can be considered as a chosen warrior in the battle of renaissance for the revival of traditional Kerala Mural Art which was  once on the stage of becoming extinct, recipient of Kerala Lalithkala Acedemy award in 1996 and 2006, he has also received the Senior Fellowship Award given by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Early Life
At the Institute Of Mural Painting .which was setup in Guruvayoor to revive this unique art form, under the tutelage of a lone surviving veteran mural artist Mammiyur Krishnan Kutty Nair, K.R. Babu completed a 5- year intensive course. He made it  his mission to popularise this art and he became a trainer rising to become Head of mural dept at   Malayala Kala Gramam and ardent practitioner of this craft. Thereafter he also earned BFA (bachelor degree in Fine Arts) as also Masters Degree in visual arts from KSOU, Mysore. There was no looking back thereafter.

Legacy
He has executed outstanding murals at Kannur International airport, in 2018 ,Kannur Railway station( 500 sq ft Cement mural),  and huge murals of historical war of the brave local chieftain Pazhassi Raja with Tipu Sultan(after much historical research)  at the Pazhassi  memorial  called Pazhassi Smriti Mandapam, Matanoor in kerala   .Besides these significant  works, he has created fascinating murals which adorn local temples, business houses,  hotels, tourist resorts, and even prestigious  IIM at Calicut.

Workshops
As empanelled artist with Spic Macay, he has conducted 30 educational training programmes for school children on Mural paintings since 2015. His students include school children, adults, artists, housewives, art teachers. In keeping with the therapeutic effects of painting, he has conducted programmes for special groups like Transgender, tribal students,and mentally challenged students too  .As empanelled Designer approved by Commissioner of  Regional Design &Development centre ,Govt of India,  he  conducted their  25 Day State workshop on Mural Painting in Kozhikode  and  at Mahe