Q. Who got membership in the ‘Order of the Indian Empire’ from British Queen?
Solution:
- T. Madhava Rao was the diwan of Travancore from 1857 to 1872.
- Madhava Rao was respected and regarded for his administrative abilities. British Liberal statesman Henry Fawcett called him “the Turgot of India”.
- Travancore got the status of ‘Model India State’ due to the progress and developments of Travancore during the reign of Ayilyam Thirunal.
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