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Tirunal in 1904 to succeed him. He retired after a long career of 38 years of Government service, in February 1908. Besides his routine official duties he was also given the additional charge of many other responsibilities. In 1878, 1881 & 1891 he was in-charge of the Census operation in the State. By preparing the Census Report of 1875, he could become the writer of the First Census Report of Travancore. One report of his earlier career says "Kottayam marvel at its 'Boy Tahsildar' whose official duties no more oppressed him than games do a school boy". The then Dewan, A. Sashiah Shastri wrote "In the course of executing work entrusted to him, he has displayed superior intelligence, great tact for organizing, instructing and controlling a large and special agency which the necessities of work called for". He was also in charge of the Revenue Survey and Settlement in 1892.
274:, He was appointed as a full-time State Manual Officer on deputation in 1904. In the Govt. order served to him he was requested to prepare the State Manual after the model of the District Manuals in Madras Presidency. He could successfully complete his compilation work by 1906 in 3 volumes, which we are now reprinting. a He was a nominated member of the Travancore Legislative Council during 1892–99, and 1905–1908. In 1892 he was also selected as a Fellow of the Royal Historic College of London. In recognition of his meritorious service to the State and its people, he was awarded the title of Dewan Bahadur by the Government in January 1910. He died in 1917 at Trivandrum, at the age of 67.
461:, such a picture of the land and its people, its natural peculiarities, its origin, its art, history and administration, its forests and animals, its conveniences for residence or travel, its agricultural, commercial, industrial, educational and economic activities, its ethnological, social and religious features in ways he may not himself be able to form or learn over a 30 years study or residence in it. If this is a correct view of the objective of a manual, I trust that I may be permitted to entertain the hope that a fairly successful debut has been made, notwithstanding defects or shortcomings that may exist, especially as this is only a pioneer attempt in a novel direction".
261:, appointed him as a clerk on a pay of Rs. 50/- in Dewan's Huzur English Office, a much desired destination for a migrant Brahmin. The Dewan's Administrative Report for 1870 says "Only one candidate went up for the B.A degree in February 1870 and was successful, the first whom we can claim as a student entirely trained in the school. This young man (V.Nagam Aiya) has since been employed in the Dewan's Office where he affords satisfaction in the discharge of his duties". His rise in the official career was rapid since then. In 1872 he was appointed as a Tahsildar.
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various other things are dealt with, in a manner that should astound. There are a number of photographs. Apart from that, there are many pictures of the stone inscriptions collected from various parts of the kingdom. The latter part of the book deals in detail on the history of the localities that were later to be joined to form
Travancore kingdom. The delineation of history starts from the Parasurama legend. This legend is also mentioned in great detail. Then it slowly moves to the times of the Perumals.
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studies for F.A and B.A examinations. He is said to have been a very brilliant student. He passed his
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Travancore. His ancestors migrated to Travancore in the second half of 18th century and was in the service of the Maharajah in various capacities. One of his ancestors was a "Sthanapatter" or Ambassador of the Maharajah of Travancore. In Mysore at Tipu Sultan's court, on another account, one of this forefathers was said to have been murdered by Velu Thampi Dalawa.
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Velu Thampi Dalawa's rebellion is dealt with in details. Even though there is sympathy for the person, in a profound analysis, Nagam Aiya does not find his cause correct or praiseworthy. The proclamation made by Velu Thampi from
Kundara is quoted in an elaborate manner. However, a full reading of the
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Diwan V. Nagam Aiya mentions that the idea had been ‘broached’ to him by Dewan T. Rama Row, C.I.E., some fourteen years earlier. At that time, Nagam Aiya had been working as the Dewan
Peishcar and District Magistratein 1901. Nagam Aiya did a lot of pioneering and original research and work to obtain
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while he was a child. He had his entire education in H.H. The
Maharajah's High School and the direct tutorship of European School masters like Mr. John Bensley, and College at Trivamdrum. In these institutions, he was under Mr. John Ross, and Dr. Robert Harvey, the two teachers who guided him in his
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of the place, climate, rainfall, meteorology, trees, and medicinal plants, flowering and ornamental plants, birds and animals etc., archaeology, architecture, sculpture, coins, inscriptions, forts and military works, ‘Archaeology’, ‘Fauna’, census and population, language, economic condition and
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Travancore, but also of various other features of the place. The works along with history also contains detailed study and examination of the physical features,
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Malabar and Travancore, Ettuvittial Pillamaar, Marthanda Varma, Zamorin, small kings and kingdoms north of Travancore, small-time rulers of Malabar, the attacks and occupation
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Dewan
Bahadur/Diwan Bahadur was a title of honor awarded during British Raj. It was awarded to individuals who had performed great service to the nation. It was an equivalent of the "Civil Division" of the British Order of the Bath. The title was accompanied by a medal called a Title Badge. Dewan
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a lot of information for the preparation of this work. What came out was a books of ‘encyclopaedic nature spread over a space of more than 1820 pages of letter-press’ over 3 Volumes, which are in publication even to this day, and available on various sources including Amazon.
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Further, the Prime Ministers of Indian Princely States were known as Dewan/Diwan. They were also given or promoted directly to the title of Dewan Bahadur by British authorities on being appointed as Dewan, to suit their post.
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The manuals includes details such as the geographical location, boundaries, shape and area of the landscape, mountains, plateaus, mountain passes, rivers, canal and backwaters, coastline, ports, shipping facilities,
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Physical reproduction copies of the various volumes can also be found online for those who are interested even to this day, as this work symbolizes the past of the 'Gods own country', also known as
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became the second most prosperous princely state in British India, with reputed achievements in education, political administration, public work and social reforms. The Kingdom of Travancore (
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All rulers of Travancore, since the reign of King Marthanda Varma are dealt in reasonable detail. Swathi Thirunal's (King Rama Varma) tragic life has been mentioned.
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1850 December – 1917) was an Indian pioneer, historian, civil servant, and chronicler who served as the Dewan in the erstwhile princely state of
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