core ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁till ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁As w ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁R ama ▁Var ma , ▁South ▁Indian ▁classical ▁music ian , ▁a ▁performing ▁vocal ist , ▁ve ena ▁player ▁and ▁writer ▁Ch ith ira ▁Th ir unal ▁Bal ar ama ▁Var ma ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁the ▁last ▁r uling ▁ma har aja ▁of ▁Tra van core , ▁in ▁southern ▁India ▁Sw ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁R ama ▁Var ma ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 4 6 ), ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁in ▁India ▁U th rad om ▁Th ir unal ▁Mar th anda ▁Var ma ▁( born ▁ 1 9 2 2 ), ▁the ▁current ▁tit ular ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁S ree ▁Ch it ra ▁Th ir unal ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁state - g overn ment ▁engineering ▁college ▁in ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am , ▁Ker ala , ▁India ▁Sw ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁College ▁of ▁Music , ▁music ▁college ▁in ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am , ▁Ker ala , ▁India ▁S ree ▁Ch it ra ▁Th ir unal ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Technology ▁( S CT IM ST ), ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am ▁( T riv and rum ), ▁India ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁K odi y et tr u