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Prince Rama Varma
(Vocal - Carnatic)
Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, better known as Prince Rama Varma, is a South Indian classical musician. He is a Carnatic vocalist as well as an exponent of the Veena. He is also recognised as a music teacher, musicologist, writer and orator. He has given concerts and conducted music workshops all over India and in several other countries including USA, UK, Netherlands, France, UAE, Malaysia and Singapore. YouTube videos of his concerts, classes and lecdems are popular among music lovers, music students and professional musicians alike, and have exceeded 50 lakh (5 million) views. Rama Varma was born on August 13, 1968 and is a member of the Royal Family of Travancore.[1][2] He started formal vocal music lessons in 1982 under Prof. Vechoor Harihara Subramania Iyer, a senior disciple of Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who continued to be his Guru until his demise in 1994. Later, Varma went on to become a senior disciple of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna. He also studied the Saraswathi Veena under Sri Trivandrum R. Venkataraman and Prof.K. S. Narayanaswamy. Prince Rama Varma gave his maiden public performance in 1990, and released his first CD at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Since then, he has given concerts and talks in several notable venues across the globe including Arsenal de Metz, France; Zuiderpershuis, Belgium; the Royal Tropical Institute and The Waag, Amsterdam; the Korzo Theatre in The Hague; The Hindu Lit for Life Literary festival; Alliance Francaise and the Madras Music Academy. He was invited to perform at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by the then president of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Varma is recognized for his pioneering efforts to make classical music in its purest form appealing to the masses, by explaining the lyrics and background of every song during his concerts. His renditions are marked by purity of notes and clarity in enunciation of lyrics in any language. Through his concerts, he propagates rare compositions of well-known composers such as the Trinity, Maharaja Swati Tirunal, Annamacharya and Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, as well as compositions of lesser-known composers such as Etla Ramadasa, Kaiwara Amara Nareyana, Prayaga Rangadasa and Mallekonda Ramadasa. A fan of world music, Varma is inspired by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Kishore Kumar, K.L. Saigal, M.D.Ramanathan, Madurai Mani Iyer, Jacques Brel and Eartha Kitt among others. Rama Varma's music classes and workshops are popular among music students ranging from beginners to professional musicians in India and abroad. He taught Indian music at the Rotterdam Conservatory, Codarts for many years. The Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC) telecast over 200 episodes of his music lessons held at Hyderabad and at Perla, a small village in North Kerala. Varma attempts to transcend language barriers in music through his workshops by teaching, for instance, Rabindra Sangeet to Kannada-speaking students and Malayalam compositions to students in Andhra Pradesh. Prince Rama Varma organises the Swathi Sangeethotsavam, a 10-day annual festival held at the Kuthira Malika in Thiruvananthapuramfrom 4-13 January. The festival, dedicated exclusively to the compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, features maestros of Carnatic and Hindustani music, and attracts music aficionados from all over the globe. Varma also organises the annual Navarathri Mandapam concerts held in Trivandrum in connection with the Navarathri Festival . In 2006, he got veteran vocalist Parassala Ponnammal to perform there, and permitted women to attend the concerts, thus breaking a 300-year-old tradition of not allowing women inside the Mandapam.
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Prince Rama Varma...(Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam Payyanur T. Govindaprasad -Moorsing | Sri Krishna Saras Hall | 24/12/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Lec-Dem) Amrutha Venkatesh-Vocal - Ca | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 22/12/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. S | 21/12/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 18/12/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 15/12/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 07/12/2025 |
 N. Sundar...(Title Bestow ) Papanasam S. Sethuraman-Title Best Prince Rama Varma-Chief Gues | Arkay Convention Center | 10/11/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 09/11/2025 |
 Vechoor N. Hariharasubramonia Iyer...(Vocal - Carnatic) Prince Rama Varma-Vocal - Ca Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin Nanjil A. R. Arul-Mridangam Thiruvananthapuram R. Rajesh -Ghatam Thirunakkara Rethish -Moorsing | VIRTUAL MEDIA - ONLINE | 07/06/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 28/03/2025 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Sri Balaganapathy Hall | 29/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Thirunakkara Rethish -Moorsing | Sri Krishna Saras Hall | 24/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin Arjun Ganesh S. J-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Sasthri Hall (Srinivasa Sastri Hall | 23/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Lec-Dem) Amrutha Venkatesh-Lec-Dem | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 21/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Sastra University - Chennai Campus | 19/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. S | 18/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 16/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 01/12/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) L. Ramakrishnan-Violin-Violin Arjun Ganesh S. J-Mridangam | Asthika Samajam - (Naimisaranya Man | 28/11/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 25/11/2024 |
 V. V. Subrahmanyam...(Title Bestow ) Dr. Narthaki Nataraj-Title Best Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan-Title Best Krithika Shurajit-Title Best Harinie Jeevitha-Title Best Neha Apte-Title Best Lekha Prasad-Title Best Shabin Bright-Title Best Prince Rama Varma-Title Best Vignesh Ishwar-Title Best Dr. Brinda Manikavasakam-Title Best V. Anirudh Athreya-Title Best Kum. Spoorthi Rao-Theatre ar | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 21/11/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 10/11/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin Arjun Ganesh S. J-Mridangam | Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Sa | 24/04/2024 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) M. A. Sundareswaran-Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Manjoor Unnikrishnan-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 29/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Ethiraj Kalyana Mandapam | 28/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Giri Fine Arts (Lakshmi Giri Conven | 23/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Lec-Dem) Amrutha Venkatesh-Lec-Dem | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 22/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. S | 19/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 18/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 16/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. R. Vinay Sharva-Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 03/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 02/12/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 06/11/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Others) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 23/05/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin | Youth Hostel Auditorium | 18/03/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Asthika Samajam - (Naimisaranya Man | 01/01/2023 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Lec-Dem) | Music Academy Mini Hall (Kasthuri S | 27/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Kamakoti Hall - (Krishna Gana Sab | 24/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 22/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. S | 20/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 11/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 06/12/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 11/11/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Others) | Charsur Arts Foundation | 20/07/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 06/07/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 01/04/2022 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 14/12/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Webcast - www.facebook.com>arkayco | 02/10/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Lec-Dem) | YouTube @Ranjani Memorial Trust | 11/09/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Registration - Whatsapp or 99958 34 | 01/08/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Others) | Registration - Whatsapp or 99958 34 | 31/07/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Others) | Varaveena School of Music (Whatsapp | 09/05/2021 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Webcast Link http://krishnansons.co | 15/12/2020 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) S. Varadarajan-Violin Arjun Ganesh S. J-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Webcast - www.facebook.com>arkayco | 14/12/2020 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin J. Vaidhyanathan-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Youth Hostel Auditorium | 14/02/2020 |
 Kunnakudi M. Balamuralikrishna...(Lec-Dem) Prince Rama Varma-Lec-Dem | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 25/12/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan-Mridangam Trichy Dr. Murali-Ghatam Payyanur T. Govindaprasad -Moorsing | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 21/12/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 19/12/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 18/11/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Sasthri Hall (Srinivasa Sastri Hall | 06/09/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Arkay Convention Center | 31/08/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam | P.R.C.C Centenary Hall | 20/04/2019 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Arkay Convention Center | 15/12/2018 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Harikumar-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 27/11/2018 |
| Prince Rama Varma... (Vocal - Carnatic) Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu -Violin B. Harikumar-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 16/12/2016 |
| Prince Rama Varma (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 12/12/2016 |