The Progress of Cochin Under the Diwanship of Sankara Warrier

ISBN-13: 9783659669248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 324 str.

Preetha Raj D.

Opis

The history of Cochin State which was a buffer in between Travancore and the British district of Malabar played a pivotal role in the modern history of Kerala. The English East India Company became a potential power in Cochin even during the period of Saktan Tampuran Rama Varma (1729-1758) as the architect of modern Cochin. After the revolt of Velu Tampi Dalava (1801-1809 Diwan of Travancore, the English officials began to observe very keenly the activities of the Cochin Diwans. Col.John Munro's centralising policies in Cochin and Travancore (1811-1815) in his capacity as Diwan and as Resident of these states helped a lot in establishing British system of administration in these two native states.In the post John Munro period native Cochin produced only two great Diwans ie.Diwan Sankara Warrier (1840-1856) and his son Diwan Thottakat Sankunni Menon (1860-1879). Sankara Warrier stepped into the Diwanship of Cochin Within a short span, the new Diwan set things in the right direction with a view to rectify the mistakes of the past administrators. In the 19th century History of Diwans of India, Sankara Warrier occupies a remarkable as a model welfarist Prime Minister of the people.

O autorze

Dr. Preetha Raj D, has studied for BA and MA History courses in Govt Women's College and M.Phil in University College Trivandrum. She took PH.D on Progress of Cochin Under the Diwanship of Sankara Warrier from the university of Kerala under the supervisorship of Professor T.P.Sankarankutty Nair Former Head of Dep. of History Kerala University.