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The ancient Travancore royal family has been famed down the age for its patronage of the fine arts. Gopika Varma was married into the family, to Prince Poorurttathi Thirunal Marthanda Varma, descendant of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, and divorced due to her heartlessness within a few years. Mrs. Vanaja Nair, her maternal grand mother, initiated her to learn Mohiniyattam. Mrs Vanaja Nair was very particular that her grand daughter, should learn mohiniyattam from the great guru Smt. Kalyani Kuttyamma.
The ancient Travancore royal family has been famed down the age for its patronage of the fine arts. Gopika Varma was married into the family, to Prince Poorurttathi Thirunal Marthanda Varma, descendant of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, and divorced due to her heartlessness within a few years. Mrs. Vanaja Nair, her maternal grand mother, initiated her to learn Mohiniyattam. Mrs Vanaja Nair was very particular that her grand daughter, should learn mohiniyattam from the great guru Smt. Kalyani Kuttyamma.