Indian artist based in Bangalore (born 1940)
Rukmini Varma (born 1940) is an Indian artist based in Bangalore.
Life.
She was born as Bharani Thirunal Rukmini Bayi, Fourth Princess of Travancore to Princess Uthram Thirunal Lalithamba Bayi and Sri Kerala Varma Koil Thampuran Avargal, she is a granddaughter of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi and belongs to the Travancore Royal Family. Her great great grandfather was Raja Ravi Varma. Her father Kerala Varma is an artist specializing in charcoal and pencil sketches while her son Jay Varma is a colored pencil artist.
In the 1970s she was a member of the advisory council for the Chittrakala Parishat of Bangalore and is currently Chairperson of the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bangalore, which she founded in September 2015.
Rukmini Varma is a cousin of Shreekumar Varma. She was married to the late Devi Prasad Varma and has two sons, Venugopal Varma and Jaygopal Varma. Her brother Balagopal Varma is the current holder of the title of Elayaraja of Travancore.
Following the death of Karthika Thirunal Indira Bayi, the title of Attingal Rani/Attingal Mootha Thampuran /Titular Maharani of Travancore passed to Rukmini Varama . Currently, she is the female head of the Travancore royal family and is considered the Attingal Rani and the titular Maharani of Travancore. Despite her status, there is a tendency to overlook her presence in historical accounts as she resides in Bangalore rather than in Travancore
Her Full Name -Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidarma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Bharani Thirunal Rukmini Bayi, Attingal Mootha Thampuran and the Maharani of Travancore