As Onam approaches, people across Kerala are busy buying new clothes to gift their loved ones on the auspicious "Thiruvonam" day. Historical records, however, reveal that the tradition of gifting “onakkodi” (new clothes) has been a part of Kerala’s cultural fabric for centuries. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/travancore-queen-rani-gouri-lakshmi-bai-gifted-onakkodi-to-european-diwan-onam-e9a4jeo9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Onam #Onam2025 #Kerala #Travancore #KeralaNews

100 years ago, on 23 September 1924, the erstwhile princely state of #Travancore made history for breaking social barriers by placing a woman in a position of legislative power for the first time in #India.

Dileep V Kumar writes on #MaryPoonenLukose

https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/celebrating-dr-mary-poonen-lukose-her-many-firsts-and-a-100-year-old-legacy/

Celebrating Dr Mary Poonen Lukose, India’s first woman legislator and her 100-year-old legacy

Dr Mary Poonen Lukose was the first Malayali woman to become a doctor and the first woman in the world to become Surgeon General.

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'A Christian Merchant and his Wife'.
c1830 AD painting from a dispersed album assembled in #Travancore #Kerala and sold by Bonhams on 28th October 2022.
Members of the Syrian Christian community of #Malabar #SouthIndia often appear in paintings produced there.
#Christian #SyrianChristian #Art #Heritage of #India in #Paintings
திருவாங்கூர் தேவசம் வாரியத்தின் ஆளுகைக்குட்பட்ட கோவில்களில் பகுதிநேர அர்ச்சகர்களாகப் பழங்குடியினத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஒருவர், தாழ்த்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த 18 பேர் என மொத்தம் 19 பேரை அர்ச்சகர்களாக நியமிக்கத் திருவாங்கூர் தேவசம் வாரியம் முடிவு.#Kerala #Travancore #Tribal @[email protected]