Rani Ahmad Yahya (born September 12, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner.
 Yahya was born to a Syrian father and Brazilian mother.
 He won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007.
 He currently fights in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Rani Manicka is an International Best selling novelist, born and educated in Malaysia; She grew up in Terengganu and attended the University of Malaysia, where she received a business degree.
 She currently divides her time between Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
 Infused with her own Sri Lankan Tamil family history, "The Rice Mother" is her first novel, and it won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2003 for South East Asia and South Pacific region.
 Her second novel, "Touching Earth", was published in 2005, followed by "The Japanese Lover", released in 2009.
 Her latest work titled "Black Jack" was published in 2013.
Rani Varma is a singer and recordist.
 She has also many songs as a playback singer.
 She is a daughter of welknown singer Manik Varma.
Shaalin Zoya (also known as Shalu) is a Mollywood actress, dancer and anchor.
 She is best known for playing the role of "Deepa Rani" in Asianet TV's soap opera Autograph.
 Zoya hails from Kozhikode, Kerala, India and was born to a business man father and house wife mother.
Manik Varma (Hindi: माणिक वर्मा ) (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) is considered the doyen of Hindustani classical music from the Kirana Gharana, Agra Gharana most known for her song, "Amrutahuni Goad".
 She also excelled in semi-classical and light music like Thumri, Marathi Natya Sangeet, Bhavgeet and Bhakti geet (Devotional Music).
 She was a disciple of Hirabai Barodekar, daughter of Abdul Karim Khan and Sureshbabu Mane son of Abdul Karim Khan (1872–1937), the founder of the Kirana Gharana.
 She took further training from Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan "Dilrang" and Pt.
 Jagannathbua Purohit "Gunidas" or Agra gharana.
Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi was the only sister of the last ruling Maharajah of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma and Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma, as well as the titular Queen of Travancore.
 Born as the only daughter of Queen Mother Sethu Parvathi Bayi and Sri Ravi Varma Koyi Thampuran of Kilimanoor, she married Lt. Col. G. V. Raja.
 According to "Oneindia" online daily she was a witness to major events in pre-independent and independent India, was an accomplished dancer, singer and a linguist as well.
 In accordance to the tradition, she was also the Chief of Attingal Fiefdom, known as Mootha Thampuran.
Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian film actress and model.
 Riya, who comes from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child actress in the film "Vishkanya".
 Her first commercial success in her film career was with "Style", a 2001 Hindi low-budget sex comedy directed by N. Chandra.
 Some of her other notable films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, "Jhankaar Beats" (2003) in Hinglish, "Shaadi No. 1" (2005) and Malayalam horror film "Ananthabhadram" (2005).
A. R. Raja Raja Varma or A R. Rajaraja Varma (Malayalam: എ.ആർ.
 രാജരാജവർമ്മ ) (1863–1918) was an Indian poet, grammatician and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College(present University College), Trivandrum.
 Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran was born in February 1863 at the Changanachery Lakshmipuram Palace to mother Kunjikkavu Thampuratti and father Vasudevan Namboodiri from the Pattial Illam.
 He wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam.
 He is known as Kerala Panini for his contributions to Malayalam Literature.
 A mixed effect of the influence of the study of British Romantic poets of the 19th century and a renewed interest in the real classics of Sanskrit literature can be seen in his poems.
 His essays are fine examples of excellent prose.His important works are Kerala Panineeyam, Bhashabhooshanam, and Vritha Manjari.
 Bhangavilaapam and Malayavilasam are his poems.
 Bhasha Megha Dootu, Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam, Malayala Sakuntalam, Malavikagnimitram, and Charudattam are among his translations.
 Varma was the moving spirit behind the great literary renaissance in Kerala in the Golden Age of Malaylam literature.
 Says Ulloor of A.R. Rajaraja Varma, “While others embellished the walls of the mansion of Malayalam literature with their paintings and drawings, A.R. worked both on its foundation and dome and made it a long enduring and imposing structure for the benefit of the people of Kerala.
 His fame rests on this architectural accomplishment and is bound to last for ever”.
Rani Bharani Thirunal Parvathi Bayi (born 1850) was a junior Rani of Travancore as known as ' "Attingal Elaya Rani" ' Her consort was Kilimanoor Kerala Varma Koyi Thampuran.
 Parvathi Bayi was born in 1850 as the daughter of Bharani Thirunal Amma Thampuran of Utsava Madom Palace in Mavelikara.
 Their family was from North Malabar (Kolathunad) and settled in Mavelikara.
Rajah Rama Varma was the ruler of the Indian kingdom of Venad, later known as Travancore, in the modern day state of Kerala, India between 1724 and 1729, having succeeded his brother Unni Kerala Varma.
 He is better known as the uncle of Maharajah Padmanabha Dasa Vanchi Pala Marthanda Varma Kulasekhara Perumal, the "maker of modern Travancore".
 He was born as the second son of Rajah Ittamar of Thattari Kovilakam into the Royal Family of Kolathunadu.
 His entire family, including himself, two sisters and his elder brother Unni Kerala Varma, were adopted into the Venad house as members of the Travancore Royal Family by Rajah Ravi Varma, nephew of Umayamma Rani due to their failure of heirs there.
 Of his sisters, one died soon after her adoption while the other was the mother of the Maharajah Marthanda Varma.

Question: In what year was the mother of Rani Varma born?
Answer: 1926