Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
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 Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
(born 22 March 1922) is the scion of the former Travancore royal family
Travancore Royal Family
The Travancore Royal Family descended from the Venad line of the Cheras and ruled over the Indian state of Travancore until 1947.The Royal family, alternatively known as the Kupaka Royal Family, Thripappur Swaroopam, Venad Swaroopam, Vanchi Swaroopam etc., has its seat today at Trivandrum in...

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He joined the firm of Plymouth and Company at Bangalore
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 in 1952, working there and also studying the functioning of industries at a basic level. He is the Chief Scout of the regional Boy Scout
Boy Scout
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 troop, and is also a patron of local hospitals and charities.

He married Shrimati Radha Devi, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Krishnan Gopinath Pandalai, MB, CM, FRCS, LRCP, late IMS, sometime Supt. of the Government General Hospital, Madras. He has a son, Anantha Padmanabhan and a daughter, Parvathi Devi. He resides at Pattom Palace, Trivandrum.

Honours

  • King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
    King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
    The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of King George V.-Issue:...

    , 1935
  • King George VI Coronation Medal
    King George VI Coronation Medal
    The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of King George VI.-Issue:For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of...

    , 1937
  • Indian Independence Medal, 1947
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