 The Malwa School of Arts as known today had its origin in the Narsinghgarh School of Arts in 18th and 19th Century.One of its artists was Madhav Das, whose collections of paintings were known as "Rag Ragini".The temples of Kunwarani ji and Chapawatji built by the Ranis of Narsinghgarh on the banks of Paras Ram Sagar depicted the paintings of Krishna Leela.