Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
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Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (22 March 1922 – 16 December 2013) was the titular[3] Maharaja of Travancore.[4][5][6] He was the younger brother of the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Travancore, Maharajah Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma | |||||
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Titular Maharajah of Travancore (monarchy abolished) | |||||
Reign | 1991–2013 | ||||
Coronation | 1991 | ||||
Predecessor | Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma | ||||
Successor | Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (titular) | ||||
Born | (1922-03-22)22 March 1922 Travancore | ||||
Died | 16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (aged 91) Thiruvananthapuram, India | ||||
Spouse | Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Radhadevi Pandalai of Kayamkulam [1] | ||||
Issue | Ananthapadmanabhan Thampi and Parvati Devi Thankachi[2] | ||||
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House | Venad Swaroopam | ||||
Dynasty | Kulasekhara | ||||
Father | Ravi Varma Kochu Koil Thampuran | ||||
Mother | Queen Mother Moolam Thirunal Sethu Parvathi Bayi | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Named Heir Apparent from birth, as per the Travancore matrilineal law of succession, Sree Uthradom Thirunal joined the firm of Plymouth and Company at Bangalore in 1952, working there as a clerk and truck driver briefly to study the functioning of industries at a basic level. He was the Chief Scout of the regional Boy Scout troop, and is also a patron of local hospitals and charities.[5]
He married Ammachi Panapillai Amma Shrimati Radhadevi Pandalai, the daughter of Lt. Col. Krishnan Gopinathan Pandalai, a medical doctor, military veteran, and Superintendant of the Government General Hospital, Madras, from 1921 to 1935. The couple had a son, Ananthapadmanabhan Thampi and a daughter, Parvathidevi Kochamma. Sree Uthradom Thirunal resided at Pattom Palace, Trivandrum until his death in 2013.[5]