Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma

For other people with the same name, see Rama Varma (disambiguation).

Prince Rama Varma
Prince Rama Varma playing the Veena
Background information
Birth name	Sree Padmanabhadasa Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Born	(1968-08-13) August 13, 1968 (age 57) 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]}

Rama Varma performing at Swathi Sangeethotsavam

References

1. "The forgotten composers". The Hindu. 14 June 2012. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
2. Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (26 February 2005). "Royalty's humble face". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 29 May 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
3. "Jamming at a jugalbandi". The Hindu . 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. "A new experience". The Hindu . 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

External links

• Video interview from webindia123.com Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Veena Concert Videos Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine