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**CMS Middle School (The present day CMS Higher Secondary School is the successor) was probably the first English school in Travancore. Buchanan Girls' school was the pioneer in Girls education.
**CMS Middle School (The present day CMS Higher Secondary School is the successor) was probably the first English school in Travancore. Buchanan Girls' school was the pioneer in Girls education.
**The "Mundakayam Peermade Motor Transport And Aerial Ropeway Co Ltd" was formed in 1914
**The "Mundakayam Peermade Motor Transport And Aerial Ropeway Co Ltd" was formed in 1914
*[http://keralastatearchives.org/main1.htm Archives Department Government of Kerala] Records relating to the princely State of Travancore (AD1424-1885) are available at the Central Archives, Trivandrum


====Historical books online====
====Historical books online====

Revision as of 12:22, 23 January 2013

Travancore
Presidency:
Coordinates: 8.433333°N, 76.916667°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Districts of Kerala
State/Province: Kerala
Country: India
Transport links

Travancore was a princely state which was invaded by Tipu Sultan leading to the 3rd Mysore War‏.

External links

  • Travancore Wikipedia
  • Map of Travancore 1859 Wkipedia
  • History of CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese by Rev. C. Y. Thomas. Includes a history of the Missions in Travancore and Cochin. Now an archived website
  • Blog by pazhayathu.blogspot.co.uk dated 25 October 2010 covers several topics including
    • Henry Baker was the first British CMS missionary send by the CMS to Travancore in 1819
    • CMS Middle School (The present day CMS Higher Secondary School is the successor) was probably the first English school in Travancore. Buchanan Girls' school was the pioneer in Girls education.
    • The "Mundakayam Peermade Motor Transport And Aerial Ropeway Co Ltd" was formed in 1914
  • Archives Department Government of Kerala Records relating to the princely State of Travancore (AD1424-1885) are available at the Central Archives, Trivandrum

Historical books online