Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja
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Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja officially Ramantharasugal - XI, and popularly known as the Raja
of Kumbla,was the last Monarch
of the Principality
of Kumbla Seeme which roughly comprised the area of present Kasaragod taluk
of Kasaragod district
, Kerala
, India
and some neighbouring regions.The principality existed until the creation of the Indian Republic and was founded by Tulu
speaking Bunts
.The Maipady palace was the seat of the raja of kumbla. He was also the hereditary guardian of the temple of madhur,adoor,kumble and munjagav.The raja died on 10 June 1994
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
of Kumbla,was the last Monarch
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the Principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Kumbla Seeme which roughly comprised the area of present Kasaragod taluk
Kasaragod taluk
Kasaragod, is a taluk which along with Hosdurg taluk constitute the Kasaragod district, Kerala, India.- External links :* *...
of Kasaragod district
Kasaragod district
Kasaragod District is one of the districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Kasaragod District was organised as a separate district on 24 May 1984...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and some neighbouring regions.The principality existed until the creation of the Indian Republic and was founded by Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
speaking Bunts
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
.The Maipady palace was the seat of the raja of kumbla. He was also the hereditary guardian of the temple of madhur,adoor,kumble and munjagav.The raja died on 10 June 1994