Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma
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Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (born 12 June 1949) is the current incumbent to the throne of Travancore.[1] He is the youngest of the four children of the former titular Maharani of Travancore, Sree Padmanabhasevini Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi and her husband, Prince Consort Lt. Col. G. V. Raja of Poonjar Royal House.
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma | |||||||||
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Maharajah of Travancore Head of the Travancore royal family | |||||||||
Reign | 16 December 2013 – present | ||||||||
Coronation | 3 January 2014 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma | ||||||||
Born | (1949-06-12) 12 June 1949 (age 74) Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore-Cochin, Dominion of India (present-day Kerala, India) | ||||||||
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Issue | None | ||||||||
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Dynasty | Kulasekhara | ||||||||
Father | Lt. Col. Godavarma Raja of Kanjiramattom Palace, Poonjar | ||||||||
Mother | Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore Royal Family | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
Occupation | Managing Director of Aspinwall Ltd. and Hereditary Head Trustee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple |
Rama Varma is the only nephew of the last reigning King of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma and succeeded the late titular Maharaja of Travancore, Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma. He is the managing director of the family owned spice trading company, Aspinwall Ltd. As the head of the royal family, he along with his consort, moved to Thiruvananthapuram in 2013 and has settled down at Kowdiar Palace, in order to keep up with the ritual duties of being the custodian of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.[2][3][4]