Q. Which ruler introduced English education in Travancore?
Solution:
Swathi Thirunal
- The reign of Swathi Thirunal was a ‘Golden Age’ in the history of modern
Travancore.
- He was called by his subjects Garbha Sriman, i.e., one who was the
sovereign even from his birth.
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Meru Swamy, Shadkala Govinda Marar, Vativelu, Ponnayya, Chinnayya,
Sivanandhan were belonged to the court of him. -
He reformed the judicial system by opening Munsiff’s courts for the disposal of petty civil and police cases.
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A code of regulations framed on the British Indian Model was issued in 1835.
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The ‘Suchindram Kaimukku’ or ordeal of boiling ghee was stopped by
Swathi Thirunal. -
He was started the Nair Brigade system.
- An English school was opened at Trivandrum in 1834 and it was
converted into Raja’s Free School in 1836. District schools were also opened
simultaneously as feeds to this central institution.
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