Moolam Thirunal

Sir Rama Varma VI
Maharaja of Travancore
Reign4 August 1885 – 7 August 1924
PredecessorVisakham Thirunal
SuccessorSethu Lakshmi Bayi (Regent)
Born25 September 1857
Died7 August 1924 (aged 66)
Wives
  • Srimathi Kunjulakshmi Pillai Anantha Lakshmi Pillai Kochamma'
  • Vadasseri Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pillai Karthyayani Pillai Kochamma
Issue
  • Narayanan Chempakaraman Thampi
  • Karthyayani Pillai Bhagavathy Pillai Kochamma
Names
The Maharajah of Travancore Sree Padmanabhadasa Vanchipala Sir Rama Varma VI
HouseVenad Swaroopam
DynastyKulasekhara
FatherChanganassery Raja Raja Varma
MotherJunior Rani Lakshmi Bayi
ReligionHinduism
Rama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore painted by KP Thampy in 1895

Sir Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI GCSI GCIE FRAS (1857–1924) was Maharajah of the princely state of Travancore between 1885 and 1924, succeeding his uncle Maharajah Visakham Thirunal (1880–1885). Moolam Thirunal is considered as the first in India to implement the concept of public participation in governance through the formation of Travancore Legislative Council.