Carnatic vocalist Ajith Namboothiri’s tryst with Swathi Thirunal, a king among musicians and a musician among the kings, began during his student days at the Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music.

Swathi Thirunal takes over the throne of Travancore from his aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi at the age of sixteen. He goes on to becomes the legendary composer of Carnatic and Hindustani music.

T hiruvananthapuram’s Sri Swathi Thirunal College Of Music is known for a unique reason. It was the first college in Kerala dedicated to teaching music to students. As per Local 18 ...