ശ്രീ സ്വാതി തിരുന്നാൾ മഹാരാജാവ്

Svāti Tirunāḷ‍ Rāma Varma (Malayalam: സ്വാതി തിരുനാൾ രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 27 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, British India. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindusthani style.[1]

A well-formulated 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 Svāti Tirunāḷ‍, as a King, to modernise Travancore. 'Efficiency was the key word and corruption a taboo', according to the article The Monarch Musician in The Hindu.[2]