| Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore | |||||||||
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 Painting of Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma c.1842 | |||||||||
| Maharajah of Travancore | |||||||||
| Reign | 1813– 26 December 1846 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1813 | ||||||||
| Regent | Gowri Parvati Bayi (1815–1829) | ||||||||
| Successor | Uthram Thirunal | ||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1813 Travancore | ||||||||
| Died | 27 December 1846 (aged 33) Trivandrum (Travancore) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Thiruvattar Ammachi Panapillai Amma Narayani Pillai, Vadasseri Ammachi Panapillai Amma Neelamma Pillai, Sundara Lakshmi Pillai | ||||||||
| Issue | Thiruvattar Chithira Nal Ananthapadmanabhan Chempakaraman Thampi | ||||||||
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| House | Venad Swaroopam | ||||||||
| Father | Changanassery Lakshmipuram Palace's Raja Raja Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran | ||||||||
| Mother | Gowri Lakshmi Bayi | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Occupation | Maharajah of Travancore, Hereditary Head of Padmanabhaswamy Temple | ||||||||
Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma III (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He was a great musician and composer who has to his credit over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.[1]
A code of laws, courts of justice, introduction of English education, construction of an observatory, installation of the first Government printing press, establishment of the first manuscripts library were amongst the many initiatives taken by Swathi Thirunal, as a King, to modernize Travancore.[2]
- ^ Nair, Achuthsankar S. "An enlightened and princely patron of true science" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020.
- ^ DEVNATH, LAKSHMI (27 December 2013). "The Monarch musician". THE HINDU. Retrieved 12 March 2014.