▁S rim ath i ▁Lak sh mi ▁P illa i ▁Kar thy ay ani ▁P illa i ▁Koch amma , ▁of ▁the ▁V ad asser i ▁Am ma ve edu ▁family . ▁ ▁She ▁originally ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Ka ip ally ▁family ▁of ▁P alk ul ang ara ▁but ▁was ▁adopted ▁before ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁into ▁the ▁V ad asser i ▁Am ma ve edu ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Kr ish nan ▁N air ▁( N ager co il ▁Am ma ve edu ) ▁and ▁Lak sh mi ▁Am ma . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁play ▁writ ▁and ▁author , ▁V ad asser i ▁Kr ish nan ▁Th amp i , ▁who ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁Princi pal ( 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁College ▁in ▁T riv and rum . ▁Her ▁other ▁two ▁sister s ▁were ▁Kal y ani ▁P illa i ▁Koch amma ▁and ▁Bh age er ath i ▁P illa i ▁Koch amma . ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁married ▁to ▁T . S ank aran ▁Th amp i , ▁Palace ▁Manager , ▁from ▁which ▁marriage ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁V . ▁Sri ▁Vel ay ud han ▁Th amp i ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁V ad asser i ▁S hr im ath i ▁K art y ay ani ▁P illa i ▁Bh