Sri.N.P.Ramaswamy, the veteran carnatic musician, a post graduate in Applied Chemistry is the great great grand son of Sri.Palakkad Parameswara Bhagavathar who was the Asthana Vidwan of four successive Travancore Rulers such as Swati Tirunal,Uttram Tirunal, Ayiliam Tirunal and Visakham Tirunal.