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Nov 22, 2019 · Sethu Lakshmi Bayi died nearly three decades later, bedridden in Bengaluru, watching, as a grandson recalls, “the dusk slip in and out of a series of windows”. Sometime after she transferred ...
Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi. Maharani Bharani Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi CI (c. 1848–1901) was the Senior Rani of Travancore from 1857 till her death in 1901. Her consort was the famous poet and writer, styled the father of Malayalam literature, Sri Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran .
Sethu Lakshmi Bayi was born in 1895 to Ayilyam Nal Mahaprabha Thampuratti of the Utsavamadhom Palace in Mavelikara, the daughter of Raja Ravi Varma, the celebrated artist. Her family was a branch of the Kolathunad Royal Family who got settled in Travancore following Tipu Sultan ’s invasion on Malabar during 18 th century.
The Maharanis of Travancore. Sethu Lakshmi Bayi (right) and Sethu Parvathi Bayi (left). Travancore (now central and Southern Kerala, India). c. 1905. Image contributed by Jay Varma, Narrative by Manu S. Pillai, New Delhi. This narrative is an edited version to suit the format of this archive. It was in the fall of 1900, that the Maharajah of ...
Maharani Pooradam Thirunal Sethu Lakshmi Bayi CI (1895–1985) was the ruler of Travancore (now part of Kerala, India) as regent for her nephew, Chithira Tirunal from 1924 until late 1931. She is known for continuing the progressive tradition of the Travancore rulers preceding her with many social and economic reforms.
Nov 20, 2015 · Through his new biography, The Ivory Throne: Chronicles Of The House Of Travancore , debutant author Manu S. Pillai traces the rise and fall of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi (1895 -1985), regent ...
Jan 22, 2016 · After the transfer of power when Chithira Tirunal came of age, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi was unceremoniously side-lined from all avenues of statecraft. Disgusted at the vengefulness of the ruling family and irresponsible labour-unionism among the palace staff, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi left Travancore for good and settled in Bengaluru for the rest of her life.
