The Royal Maestro

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Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813-1846) was the king of Travancore who was an eminent musician, poet and linguist.People around him were amazed with his abilities which were expressed by him in a vast number of artistic fields.During the era he was a maestro in the field of music.He was well known for his gentle behaviour and generosity.He respected all forms of art and artists.He was well educated and fluent in a number of languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Hindustani, Sanskrit and English.He was a brilliant musician who could write, compose and sing at the same time.He knew Carnatic music as well as Hindustani music and expressed his musical skills through both the principles.
His contributions in the field of Indian music are significant and enormous.Swathi Thirunal had composed 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.He wrote and composed Classical compositions in the category of Krithis which is still sung by musicians all over India.

Swathi Thirunal was a devotee to lord Padmanabha and praised the deity in his musical compositions.He was also an ardent follower of dance, and is credited as the founder of Mohiniyattom which is a classical dance form of Kerala.He  emphasized music and art instead of participating in warfare.This made him different from other kings of Travancore. Most noticeably he was a peace loving and responsible ruler as he had expressed close relationship towards his subjects by  solving their hardships.He dedicated his life to music and art which he loved the most.
-Mukund T
 


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  1. Shreegovind N AApril 18, 2021 at 10:13 PM

    Liked the longer and detailed one's. Short and brief are nice too just preferred the former.

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  2. UnknownApril 22, 2021 at 12:27 AM

    Sooper. Keep going

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