Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma

HouseVenad SwaroopamFatherChanganassery Lakshmipuram Palace's Raja Raja Varma Valiya Koyi ThampuranMotherGowri Lakshmi BayiReligionHinduismOccupationMaharajah of Travancore, Hereditary Head of Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma III (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He was a musician and composer who wrote over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.

A code of laws, courts of justice, introduction of English education, construction of an observatory, installation of the first Government printing press, establishment of the first manuscripts library were amongst the many initiatives taken by Swathi Thirunal, as a King, to modernize Travancore.