Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Prince Rama Varma | |
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 Prince Rama Varma playing the Veena | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sree Padmanabhadasa Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma |
| Born | August 13, 1968 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Carnatic classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, veena player, writer. |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Website | ramavarma |
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma (born 13 August 1968), known colloquially as Prince Rama Varma, is an Indian classical musician[1] and a member of the erstwhile Royal Family of Travancore.[2] He is a Carnatic vocalist as well as an exponent of the Saraswati Veena.
Biography
Rama Varma was born on 13 August 1968 and is a member of the Royal Family of Travancore. He is a direct descendant of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal.[3]
He started formal vocal music lessons in 1982 under Prof. Vechoor Harihara Subramania Iyer, a senior disciple of Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who continued to be his Guru until his demise in 1994. Later, Varma went on to become a senior disciple of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna.[3][4]
References
- ^ "The forgotten composers". The Hindu. 14 June 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (26 February 2005). "Royalty's humble face". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 May 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Jamming at a jugalbandi". The Hindu. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "A new experience". The Hindu. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma.
- Video interview from webindia123.com Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Veena Concert Videos Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine