The Malayali Memorial was submitted to the Maharaja
on January 1, 1891 against the appointment
of Tamil Brahmins in Government Service.
The Malayali Memorial was signed by 10,028 persons.
The brain behind the Malayali Memorial was
Barister G.P.Pillai and K.P. Sankaramenon.
The Ezhava Memorial was submitted on 3rd September
1896, signed by 13,176 members of the Ezhava
community under the leadership of Dr. Palpu.
The Ezhava Memorial requested the Maharaja to
confer on the Ezhavas the same rights and privileges
which were being enjoyed by those of their
caste who had become converts to Christianity.
Swadeshabhimani K. Ramakrishna Pillai was the
first to write the biography of KarlMarx in
Malayalam.
K. Ramakrishna Pillai, the editor of the ‘‘Swadesha
bhimani’’ owned by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Maulavi
published a series of articles criticising the Diwan
P. Rajagopalachari and the king Sri Mulam Thirunal.
K. Ramakrishna Pillai was deported from the State
in September 1910, he died at Cannanore in April
1916.
The objective of the Poura Samatvavada
Prakshobhanam was the achievement of civic
rights.
The agitation was carried on by the Avarnas of the
Hindu community, the Muslims and the Christians
as they were denied appointments to the Land Revenue
Department.
Indian National Congress started its activities in
Travancore during the reign of Sri Mulam Thirunal.
The agitation known as Nivarthana (Abstention)
Movement was started as a protest against the constitutional
reforms of 1932.
The Travancore State Congress was formed in September
1938.
Pattom Thanu Pillai was the first President of
Travancore State Congress.
The September 1946 there occurred the Punnapra
Vayalar Upheaval against the ‘American Model’ irremovable
executive.
The American Model was proposed by Sir C. P.
Ramaswami Ayyar.
The‘‘Electricity Agitation’’ was organised against
the privatisation of electric supply in Cochin town
by Diwan R.K. Shanmukham Chetti (1936).
E. Ikkanda Warrier of Congress became the first
Chief Minister of Cochin. During his tenure the
new state of Travancore - Cochin came into existence
on 1 July 1949.
First popular ministry of Travancore headed by
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai was installed in office on
March 24, 1948.
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