Uthradom Tirunal Marthanda Varma
Kerala lost one of the last links with its royal past with the passing away of Uthradom Tirunal Marthanda Varma, head of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore, in the early hours of Monday. 16 Dec.2013. . Mr. Varma, a witness to the transformation from imperial rule to a democratic polity, was a common presence in the social and cultural scene of the city.
He had stood guard over the age-old traditions, rites and rituals of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ever since 1991, when he was anointed the trustee and “dasa” of the temple following the death of his elder brother and last sovereign of Travancore, Sree Chithira Tirunal Balarama Varma. Mr. Varma, born as the younger son of Maharani Sethuparvathi Bayi and Ravi Varma Koyi Thampuran on March 22, 1922, was educated in the Kowdiar Palace by a group of 14 tutors in various subjects. He later graduated from the then Travancore University with Economics, Politics and History as specialisations in 1943. He was the recipient of the Moncombu Aandi Iyer Gold Medal for the best student in Sanskrit.
source :::::Mahesh Krishnamurthy in Sage of Kanchi Blog and Youtube and The Hindu
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