[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972) › c10.s8.187 # A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.187 A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.187 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s8.187](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.187) Rāma Varmā of the royal house of Grāmam was a scion of the principality of Parappanāṭ which took refuge in Travancore when Tipu Sultan of Mysore invaded Malabar in 1807. He was a versatile scholar and author of several literary works. He studied Jyotiṣa under Prince Ampurājā at the Chirakkal Palace in North Malabar and composed, in that discipline, the \*Jyotiṣapradīpa\*, an instructive introduction to astronomy.³ - [Previous: c10.s8.186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.186) - [Next: c10.s8.188](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.188) - [Up: c10.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.187](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.187) · Pramāṇa