Swathi Thirunal College of Music

Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music
ശ്രീ സ്വാതി തിരുനാള്‍ സംഗീത കോളേജ്
Front view of the college
Former names
The Music Academy
TypePublic
Established1939
ChancellorK. Vasantha Kumari
PrincipalProf Harikrishnan R
Academic staff
21[1]
Location, ,
8°29′23″N 76°57′23″E / 8.48972°N 76.95639°E / 8.48972; 76.95639
CampusUrban
AffiliationsKerala University[2]
Websitehttp://sstcmtvpm.ac.in

Swathi Thirunal College of Music is a music college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1939. It was first named as "The Music Academy". The name was renamed as Swathi Thirunal College of Music in 1962. The founder of this institution was the last reigning King of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma in 1939. The administration of the institution was under the control of the Travancore royal family earlier. Eminent musicians like Muthiah Bhagavatar who was the first [3] Principal, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, etc. have served as Principals of this college.[4]

The primary objective of this venture was to popularize the kritits of Maharaja Sree Swathi Thirunal. The institution was renamed as Sree Swathi Thirunal College of Music in 1962.

  1. ^ "Departments". Sstmusiccollege.org. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Affiliated Colleges". Keralauniversity.ac.in. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ LAKSHMI, DEVNATH (6 July 2001). "Genius shining in regal style". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ IT Division, IHRD Head office, Trivandrum. "Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram". Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)