Varma

Varma or Varman is an honorific title and surname, Originally affixed to the names of Kshatriya rulers [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=platts&query=varma&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 Platts dictionary of Urdu and Classical Hindi] ] in India and South East Asia, "Varma" (or "Varman") is also used as a surname in modern times mostly by Kshatriya communities in South India like Rajus of Andhra Pradesh and the Malayala Kshatriyas. This should not be confused with Verma, another Indian surname.

Varma can refer to:

Varma/Varman (title)

* The title "Varma" or "Varman" was used as a secondary title by many rulers in princely states of India, and in South East Asia like
** Vishnukundinas
** Chalukyas
** Cholas
** Pallavas
** Pandyas
** Gahlots (ancestors of Sisodia Rajputs)and many other ruling clans in South and East India.
* Varman was the official title of the Khmer kings of Cambodia. The king who built Angkor complexes was known as Jayavarman.
* The Rajahs of Kerala/Tamil Nadu also used "Varma" or "Varman" and as a title and surname.
* In parts of orissa, brahmins also used to have this [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z8QBAAAAMAAJ&q=Varma++title&dq=Varma++title&lr=&pgis=1 title] .

Varma (surname)

In modern times, Varma is used as a surname by many Indians, without any political meaning. Notable people with surname "Varma" include:
* Raja Ravi Varma, of Kilimanoor Palace, Travencore - Indian painter
* Ram Gopal Varma, Indian film director
* Shreekumar Varma, Indian writer and great grandson of the artist Raja Ravi Varma
* Bharat Dev Varma, from the Tripura royal family; father of Riya Sen and Raima Sen (actresses)
* Samyuktha Varma, Indian actress
* Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet
* Indira Varma, Indian actress
* Sunil Varma, Tollywood Artist

Nepal

In Nepal, the name is often transliterated as 'Burma'. There was a Communist Party of Nepal (Burma), known after its leader Krishna Raj Burma.

ee also

* Rajus

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