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How did Swathi Thirunal died?

How did Swathi Thirunal died?

Hemorrhagic stroke
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma/Cause of death

Who was the first music teacher of Swathi Thirunal Academy?

Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
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….Swathi Thirunal College of Music.

ശ്രീ സ്വാതി തിരുനാള്‍ സംഗീത കോളേജ്
Front view of the college
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Who taught Swathi Thirunal Sanskrit?

Sri Subba Rao
Svāti Tirunāḷ‍ took over the reins of Travancore from his aunt, Gowri Parvati Bayi (she was the Regent for Svāti Tirunāḷ‍ in his boyhood) at the age of sixteen. He appointed his tutor, Sri Subba Rao, as the Prime Minister (Diwan).

Who is the mother of Swathi Thirunal?

Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma/Mothers

Who is the current king of Travancore?

Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma
Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (born 1949) is the current titular Maharajah of Travancore. He is the youngest of the four children of the former titular Maharani of Travancore, H.H. Sree Padmanabhasevini Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi and her husband, Prince Consort Lt. Col.

How is Prince Rama Varma related to Swathi Thirunal?

He is royalty. A member of the Travancore royal family and a direct descendent of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, Prince Rama Varma is well-known among Carnatic music aficionados around the world.

Who is the first woman principal of music college?

Ponnammal also scripted history by becoming the first woman faculty of the Swathi Thirunal College and the first-ever woman principal of the famous RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Tripunithura.

Who is known as Garbhasreeman?

Maharaja Swathi Thirunal  Also referred to as Garbhasreeman  Date of birth -16th April 1813.

Who is king of Kerala?

Titular Maharaja

Name Period
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma II 1971–1991
Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma III 1991–2013
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI 2013 – present

Are Travancore royal family nairs?

The Travancore Royal family is from the Hindu Nair lineage and they ruled the princely Indian state of Tranvancore until independence. The family are descendants of the Chera kings and are Samantha Kshatriya. The present titular Maharaja of Tranvancore is Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma.

What is Travancore called now?

After Indian independence, Travancore and Cochin (now Kochi) merged to form the state of Travancore-Cochin; boundaries were redrawn, and it was renamed Kerala in 1956.

Who is the last king of Kerala?

Travancore

Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor തിരുവിതാംകൂർ
Maharaja
• 1729–1758 (first) Marthanda Varma
• 1829–1846 (peak) Swathi Thirunal
• 1931–1949 (last) Chithira Thirunal

How many Vibhaktis did Swati Tirunal use in the Navaratri kritis?

Unlike Muthuswami Dikshitar, who has used all the eight vibhaktis (declinations) of the Sanskrit language in his Navavarana, Swati Tirunal chose to use only the Sambodhana vibhakti (vocative case) and prathama vibhakti (nominative case) in the Navaratri kritis.

Who is swaati Tirunaal?

Swaati TirunaaL – He was born in the royal family of Travancore in 1813 and learned English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telegu, Marathi and Kannada at an early age, along with music.

Who was Maharaja Swati Tirunal?

When one thinks of Maharaja Swati Tirunal, one is invariably reminded of Lord Padmanabhaswami of the mammoth temple of Syanandurapuram (presently known as Tiruvananthapuram). The Maharaja used the various paryayam-s (equivalent phrases) of the proper noun “Padmanabha” as the mudra (author’s signature) in most of his musical compositions.

What was the capital of Tamil Nadu during Swati Tirunal’s regime?

During the regime of Swati Tirunal, the capital was shifted from Padmanabhapuram (now in Tamilnadu) to Tiruvananthapuram.