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couple who cultivated rice. One day, the wife heard a baby crying as she was weeding. After a search, she found a child so beautiful that she assumed it was divine and was afraid to touch it. She fed the baby some milk and left it in the shade of a tree, whereupon a five-headed cobra appeared, moved
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who reigned from 1829 to 1847, ushered in an epoch of cultural progress and economic prosperity. The beginning of English education was marked in 1834 by the opening of an English school at Thiruvananthapuram. An observatory and a charity hospital were also established in 1836. During the reign of
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was started in 1873, with Dr. Read as its principal. A Law class was opened in Thiruvananthapuram in 1874, and the main building of the old Kerala Government Secretariat was designed and constructed by the Maharajah's chief engineer, Mr. Barton. Mr. Barton also improved the sanitation of the city.
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A political conference of the Congress was held in the city under the presidency of Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah, in 1938. The period of Maharaja Sri Chitra Thirunal Bala Rama Varma who took the reins of administration in 1931, witnessed many-sided progress. The promulgation of the Temple Entry
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One of the significant aspects associated with Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal's reign was the inauguration of the Legislative Council in 1888. This was the first legislative chamber, instituted in an Indian State. The Sri Moolam Assembly came into being in 1904. The activities of the
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During the reign of another Aditya Varma (1718–1721), the clashes between the royal officials and the temple trustees became more common. Failing to get redress at the hands of the king, the tenants of the temple lands marched to Trivandrum to present their grievances to the
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During the reign of Sri Moolam Thirunal (1885–1924), the Sanskrit College, Ayurveda College, Law College, and a second-grade College for Women were started here. A department for the preservation and publication of oriental manuscripts was also established.
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Proclamation (1936) was an act that underlined social emancipation. In 1937, a separate University for Travancore was started. That was later redesignated as the University of Kerala, following the formation of the State of Kerala in 1956.
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As a result of the annexation of neighboring chiefdoms, the artists and scholars from these places migrated to Trivandrum, turning it into a cultural center. Marthanda Varma gave patronage to different temple art forms including
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echoed in Thiruvananthapuram and other parts of Kerala during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal. The Thiruvananthapuram Municipality came into existence in 1920 as the first municipality in
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when he was the heir-apparent, and when he was attacked by the agents of the trustees, he fled to the safety of Trivandrum, from where he counterattacked. During his reign, he renovated the
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to Thiruvananthapuram, which he made a great centre of intellectual and artistic activity. Thiruvananthapuram became a prominent city in Kerala under
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and under its terms was allowed to install a Resident and troops in Thiruvananthapuram. In 1795, Thiruvananthapuram became the capital city of
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schools, all over the State. A large hospital with lying-in-facility and a lunatic asylum were also established in Thiruvananthapuram. The
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the baby to a hole in the tree, and used its hood to shelter the child from the sun. Realizing it was an incarnation of the Hindu deity
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With the end of the British rule in 1947, Travancore chose to join the Indian Union. The first people-elected ministry headed by
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housed the famous temple. All of the regions were attacked and sacked by the Chola army, till they were forced to retreat to
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The ancient political and cultural history of the city was almost entirely independent from that of the rest of Kerala. The
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spoken, and the customs, those exist in Southern parts of Kerala, still reveal a close relationship with Tamil heritage.
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who reigned from 1729 to 1758, and who is regarded as the father of modern Travancore, modernised Thiruvananthapuram.
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During the regency of Maharani Setu Lakshmi Bai, the college for Women at Trivandrum was raised to the first grade.
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kingdom based in the southernmost part of Indian Subcontinent. Ay kingdom had experienced attacks and conquests by
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According to legend, the site of Thiruvananthapuram was once a jungle known as Anantan Kādu, which was home to a
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Ganesh, K.N. (June 2009). "Historical Geography of Natu in South India with Special Reference to Kerala".
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then. It was in the latter half of the 18th century, that Travancore inherited the kingdoms as far as
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drawn by Homann Heirs in 1733. At that time, Travancore was only a small territory wedged between
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was installed in office on 24 March 1948. In 1949, Thiruvananthapuram became the capital of
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in 1110 AD. The disappearance of the Ays synchronised with the emergence of the rulers of
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was the leading political power till the beginning of the 10th century AD. During the
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and became a powerful kingdom, and Thiruvananthapuram became a major city of Kerala.
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in the late Middle Ages, which was eventually expanded as the powerful kingdom of
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dates back to the 18th century AD. In 1795, the city became the capital of the
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A significant milestone in the city's recent history was the establishment of
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Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
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and the walls of the fortress. He also shifted the capital legally from
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was formed on 1 November 1956, Thiruvananthapuram became its capital.
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and the 4th centuries CE and it served as the eastern entrance to the
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in 1755. The locals of Thiruvananthapuram supported him against the
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became the most dominant state in Kerala by defeating the powerful
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During the regency of Umayamma Rani, Travancore was invaded by a
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Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology
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and Kanyakumari only). The vast region of Malabar Coast between
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were murdered by them. In 1684, during her regency, the English
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National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
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Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
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Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park
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from 1 July 1949 until 31 October 1956. When the state of
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amongst others served as his court poets. In 1791, the
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Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library
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Later, it became a part of 1734:Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram 432:adopted some members from the royal family of 286:by annexing the regions as far as present-day 207:during ancient and medieval ages, which was a 2211: 1844:Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School 1254: 1161: 993:Gauri Lakshmi Bayi, Aswathi Thirunal (1998). 58:was made the capital of the state of Kerala. 8: 2021:Centre for Development of Imaging Technology 1126:. Official Site of Kerala IT. Archived from 278:became more prevalent with the expansion of 1950:Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering 953:. 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S (28 January 2007). 624:Post-Independence (1947 CE - present) 352:, forcing the Rani to take refuge in 7: 2142:Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area 1884:St.Thomas School, Thiruvananthapuram 1879:St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School 1678:Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line 1635:Vellyani Agricultural College Ground 1544:Kerala Science and Technology Museum 568:was opened here besides the several 1713:Thiruvananthapuram railway division 1078:from the original on 3 January 2021 673:Indian Space Research Organisation 428:In the early 18th century CE, the 337:obtained a sandy piece of land at 325:rule, the trustees of the temple ( 25: 1787:St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica 1534:Free Software Foundation of India 789:"Pandya dynasty | Indian dynasty" 2286: 2180: 2179: 2095:Kerala State Chalachitra Academy 1981:Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre 1600:Greenfield International Stadium 1572:Lulu International Shopping Mall 1124:"Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram" 701:"Roman connection in Tamil Nadu" 613:Trivandrum International Airport 1955:SUT Academy of Medical Sciences 1920:College of Fine Arts Trivandrum 1889:Trivandrum International School 1849:Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum 1782:Cathedral of Saint Mary, Pattom 1306:Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure 910:"History of Thiruvananthapuram" 646:Chitra Thirunal Bala Rama Varma 153:was ruled by the Cheras during 2050:Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram 1925:Government Engineering College 1792:O.T.C. Hanuman Temple, Palayam 1529:Centre for Development Studies 1435:Thiruvananthapuram Corporation 1430:Thiruvananthapuram City Police 1035:Year of becoming a corporation 184:, who was more related to the 1: 2911:History of Thiruvananthapuram 1698:Neyyattinkara railway station 582:Trivandrum University College 305:, which housed a university ( 158: 129:in the north. This includes, 1986:Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre 1854:Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 1610:Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium 1496:Travancore Titanium Products 995:Sreepadmanabhaswami Kshetram 944:Shungoony Menon, P. (1878). 912:. Kerala PRD. Archived from 813:Keay, John (12 April 2011), 748:Sreedhara Menon, A. (2007). 669:Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre 227:in the 18th-century CE. The 62:Ancient and Medieval history 2157:Thiruvananthapuram district 1683:Kazhakuttam railway station 1615:Jimmy George Indoor Stadium 1425:Kerala Legislative Assembly 1074:. 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Index

Thiruvananthapuram History
Thiruvananthapuram
princely state
Travancore
Kowdiar Palace
University of Kerala
Napier Museum
Thiruvananthapuram

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Padmanabhapuram Palace
Pulayar
Vishnu
Padmanabha swami temple

South India
Chera dynasty
Malabar Coast
Alappuzha
Kasaragod
Palakkad Gap
Coimbatore
Erode
Salem
Kolli Hills
Coimbatore
Sangam period
Palakkad Gap
Malabar Coast

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