In 1780, a Carmelite monk called Fra Bartolomeo obtained an audience with the maharaja of Travancore to deliver a message from Pope Clement XIV. The pope, having heard much about the power of the ...
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A look back at Travancore’s first Independence Day
On the morning of August 15, 1947, the rest of India erupted in celebration, marking the nation’s long-fought freedom from colonial rule. But in Travancore the atmosphere was different. The streets ...
The man still called “king” in Travancore, south India, found himself the centre of world attention in his nineties in June 2011 when the temple hoard of which he was guardian came to light. The ...
History shapes the future. While Kerala’s social and political past has been widely studied, its economic history remains largely unexplored. To bridge this gap, economist and former chairman of the ...
The folk must be fit in Travancore. This tiny ‘burb, a mere flick from the CBD (three kilometres in one part), houses Anytime Fitness, Kettlefit Personal Training, Bikram Hot Yoga, and MV Health and ...
In a city where history survives in fragments — in its villages, terraces, markets and memories — a two-day festival at Travancore Palace this weekend will attempt to piece together Delhi’s many ...
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