Question: Narakasuravadham is an Aattakatha authored by a maharajah that was born in what year?
Context: Keechakavadham (The Slaying of Keechaka) is a Kathakali play(Aattakatha) authored by Irayimman Thampi in Malayalam.  Based on the Mahabharatha, it narrates an episode from the thirteenth year of exile of the Pandava princes, during which they stay in disguise at the palace of the King of Virata.  The Queen's brother, Keechaka, takes a liking to Panchali, who is working as the Queen's handmaiden, Sairandhri.  Panchali tries to reject his advances but Keechaka presses on.  This culminates in Bheema, in disguise as Valala, slaying Keechaka. Diarmuid Johnson (1965 -) is a writer.  He was born in Cardiff (Wales), brought up in Galway (Ireland), and holds BA, MA and PhD degrees in Celtic Studies.  He has published poetry and prose in Irish, Welsh and English.  His literary activity extends to the field of translation, and he has authored or co-authored five works of Welsh literature in translation, two in Irish, one in English, one in French, and one in Romanian.  He has also translated poetry from Romanian into English.  Since 2004, he has published a book a year on average.  These include, most recently, 'Conaire Mór - Seacht nDoras na Cinniúna' (2017), a retelling of the Old Irish epic 'Togail Bruidne Da Derga', being one of a planned series with Leabhar Breac; 'Pen and Plough - 20th Century Poets and Bards of Ceredigion (Carreg Gwalch, 2016); 'Rún na mBradán - Dánta Gaeilge 2005-2015 (Coiscéim, 2016).  From 1989 to 1996, Diarmuid Johnson lectured in Celtic Studies in Britanny, Germany and Ireland.  From 1996 until 2000, he worked as a journalist, scriptwriter and translator in Conamara.  He was editor of "Cuisle", a monthly journal in Irish, between 1999 and 2000, and was editor of the trilingual online literary journal "Transcript" from 2002-2004.  He worked at the Mercator Centre for Minority Languages at The University of Aberystwyth from 2002-2006.  The years 2007-2013 he spent lecturing in Poland and Germany.  In 2014, he was bard in residence with Menter Rhos-y-Gilwen in Pembrokeshire, Wales.  He now works as a freelance writer and musician, contributes to Raidió na Gaeltachta and teaches Irish in Ireland in the summer.  He has two daughters, is married, and divides his time between Ireland, Wales, and Brittany.  He also has close ties with Germany, principally in the Rheinland area, where he has been performing and teaching since 2011. Edward Gardiner Howe was born in 1849 in Brookfield, Massachusetts.  His family relocated to Chicago after several failed business ventures and eventually lost two properties, a farm and a family home, during the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.  Howe returned to Massachusetts and studied at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in the early 1870s.  He then became a science teacher and tutor for upper-class families such as the Burnhams and the Armors.  He also authored two books about science education entitled "Scientific Thinking".  Howe was so beloved by the families of his pupils that they funded a year’s sabbatical for his mental health in 1889.  He spent this year doing geological research and resting in Portugal.  He returned to teach in Chicago for several years before becoming principle of the University of Illinois Preparatory School in 1893.  During his work as a private educator and as a principle, Howe invented the idea of field trips for science classes, a component of most modern primary and high school science courses today.  He married fellow teacher Mary Elizabeth Barnard in 1881, and died in 1931. Uttaraswayamvaram (Uttara's Wedding) is a Kathakali play (Aattakatha) authored by Irayimman Thampi in Malayalam.  Based on the Mahabharatha, it narrates an episode from the thirteenth year of exile of the Pandava princes, during which they stay in disguise at the palace of the King of Virata.  The story narrates the attempt by Thrigartha, a vassal of the Kauravas, to abduct cows from Virata's kingdom.  The Pandavas step in to foil the efforts of the Kauravas, and in the process, their true identity is revealed.  The play culminates in the marriage of the Princess Uttara of Virata to Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna. Mazhar Imam (1928 – 2012), born in Darbhanga District of Bihar in the year 1928, was an Urdu poet and critic.  After obtaining M.A. degree in Urdu from Magadh University and M.A degree in Persian from University of Bihar, he joined Carvan, a Kolkata based daily in 1951 and thereafter worked as a school teacher before joining All India Radio in 1958 which institution he served for three decades.  He retired as Director, Doordarshan, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) in the year 1988.  He had authored thirteen books including four volumes of his Urdu poetry namely - "Zakhm e tamanna" (1962), "Rishta goonge safar ka" (1974), "Pichle Mausam ka phool" (1988) and "Band hota bazaar".  In 1994 he received the Sahitya Academy Award for his book, "Pichle mausam ka phool".  He innovated the "Azad Ghazal" genre in Urdu poetry. Narakasuravadham (The Slaying of Narakasura) is an Aattakatha authored by Dharma Raja in Malayalam.  Based on the Bhagavatam, it narrates the tale of the rise to power of Narakasura, his conquest of the Indra's paradise, and his demise at the hands of Krishna. Levette J. Davidson was a nationally acclaimed expert in folklore, especially that of Colorado and the West.  He was born in Eureka, Illinois May 16, 1894, one of four children.  Because his grand uncle was past-President of Eureka College, a Christian seminary, Davidson was "reared in the school's shadow" with the option of becoming "either a teacher or a preacher."  He chose teaching and was awarded his B.A. from Eureka in 1915.  A year later he received his A.M. degree from the University of Illinois where he received Phi Beta Kappa honors.  In 1917 he earned his M.A. in social science and history at Harvard University.  __During World War I, he served with the Tenth Infantry of the Forty-Sixth Division and also served as an army sergeant in Intelligence.  Davidson and his wife Mary, also a graduate of Eureka, were married in 1918.  At the end of the war, Davidson simultaneously taught and studied at the University of Michigan where he earned a Ph.D. in languages and literatures in 1922.  He arrived in Denver later that year and began teaching at the University of Denver.  Before arriving in Colorado, his academic specialty was eighteenth century England.  Once in Denver, he realized that Western literature and folklore would be his life work.  Davidson taught at the University of Denver until his death in 1957.  His course topics ranged from studies of Shakespeare and other English literature, to folklore in the West.  He began teaching news writing and eventually founded the journalism department at the University as well as the board of publications and the press club.  He was the first faculty member elected to serve as president of the University Senate.  In 1940 he became head of the English Department and from March to August 1953 he served as interim Chancellor.  At the time of assuming his post, he remarked: "There is hardly an organization on campus that I have not been connected with at one time or another."  Davidson was named University Lecturer for 1956.  Davidson was a director of the Colorado State Historical Society, the Modern Languages Association, the American Folklore Society, and the American Dialect Society.  He was a charter member of the Denver Posse of the Westerners, an organization devoted to western folklore.  In spare moments, Davidson conducted research, wrote outlines for plays, and authored a large number of articles.  He contributed to a wide range of magazines from "Western American" to "Shakespeare Quarterly".  Additionally, Davidson authored several books on folklore.  The most widely recognized is "Rocky Mountain Tales", which presents regional folklore as well as true accounts of early events in the area.  Levette Davidson died May 14, 1957. Tim Schlattmann is a three-time Emmy award nominee.  Nebraska born and raised, this former disc jockey and college professor's writing credits include ABC's number one hit "Roseanne", Fox's "Get Real", the WB's "Smallville", the feature "", and most recently critically acclaimed "Dexter" for Showtime.  In 2007, he garnered two Writers Guild of America award nominations: one for best dramatic series and an individual nod for his episode of "Dexter" entitled "The Dark Defender".  That same year, "Dexter" was also nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe in the best dramatic series category and received the prestigious Peabody Award.  The following year, the "Dexter" writing staff was once again nominated in the best dramatic series category by the Writers Guild of America and the show was again nominated for an Emmy for best dramatic series, earning Tim his first Emmy nomination as a producer.  2009 and 2010 brought Tim and the "Dexter" writing staff Writers Guild of America, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations once again, and 2011 saw another Emmy nomination for "Dexter" in the best dramatic series category.  As an Executive Producer since 2012, Tim Schlattmann recently completed the eighth and final season of "Dexter" and authored "", an ongoing web series for Showtime.  He has currently served as an Executive Producer on CBS's "Under The Dome". Américo Paredes (September 3, 1915 – May 5, 1999) was a Mexican-American author born in Brownsville, Texas who authored several texts focusing on the border life that existed between the United States and Mexico, particularly around the Rio Grande region of South Texas.  His family on his father’s side, however, had been in the Americas since 1580.  His ancestors were "sefarditas", or Spanish Jews who had been converted to Christianity, and in 1749 - along with Escandon - they settled in the lower Rio Grande.  The year of Paredes’ birth was the year of the last Texas Mexican Uprising, which was to portend the life Paredes was to lead.  Throughout his long career as a journalist, folklorist and professor, Paredes was to bring focus to his Mexican American heritage, and the beauty of those traditions. Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma (Malayalam: ധർമ്മരാജാ കാർത്തിക തിരുനാൾ രാമവർമ്മ , 1724–17 Feb 1798) was the Maharajah of Travancore from 1758 until his death in 1798.  He succeeded his uncle Marthanda Varma, who is credited with the title of "maker of modern Travancore".  During his reign Dharma Raja not only retained all the territories his predecessor had gained but administered the kingdom with success.  He was addressed as "Dharma Raja" on account of his strict adherence to "Dharma Sastra", the principles of justice by providing asylum to thousands of Hindus and Christians fleeing Malabar during the religious and military onslaught of Tipu Sultan.
Answer: 1724