Ramachandra Tondaiman
Ramachandra Tondaiman | |
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Pudukottai | |
Father | Raghunatha Tondaiman |
Mother | Rani Kamalambal Ayi Sahib |
Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Ramachandra Tondaiman Bahadur (20 October 1829 – 15 April 1886) was the ruler of
Early life
Ramachandra Tondaiman was born in
Reign
Pudukkottai was administered by a regent in the early years of Ramachandra's reign. Soon after his accession, Ramachandra was awarded the style of "His Excellency" by the British government.[citation needed] In 1844, Ramachandra, formally, assumed control of the government.[citation needed]
Ramachandra's administration was allegedly marked by extravagance and financial mismanagement.
Ramachandra was awarded the style "
Family
Ramachandra Tondaiman married Rani Brihadambal Rajammani Bayi Sahib on 13 June 1845.[citation needed] The couple had two daughters.
- Kamalambal Rajammani Bayi Sahib (d. 24 January 1903)
- Mangalambal Rajammani Bayi Sahib (d. 1873)
Ramachandra married for a second time, to Janaki Subbammal, the eldest daughter of the zamindar of Neduvasal on 31 August 1848.[citation needed] The couple had a son and a daughter
- Sivarama Raghunatha Tondaiman (died 1867)
- Brihadambal Rajammani Bayi Sahib (1852–1903)
Since Sivarama Raghunatha Tondaiman, Ramachandra Tondaiman's only son predeceased him, Ramachandra adopted Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman, son of his daughter Brihadambal, and designated him heir-apparent to the throne.[citation needed]
Patronage of music
Ramachandra Tondaiman patronised music and organised Carnatic music concerts in his palace.[3] Ramachandra Tondaiman, himself, was a prolific composer and set his drama Kuruvaji Nataka to music and had it enacted at the Viralimalai Murugan temple.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c "The architect of Pudukkottai". The Hindu. 9 April 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
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- ^ Kuppuswamy, Gowri; Hariharan, Muthuswamy (1982). Glimpses of Indian music. Sundeep. p. 79.
- ^ Rajagopalan, N. (1992). "Cradles of Music II". Another Garland: Biographical Dictionary of Carnatic Composers & Musicians, Book II. Carnatic Classicals. pp. 77–78.