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- 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.
Pooradam Thirunal Sethu Lakshmi Bayi CI (5 November 1895– 22 February 1985) was the monarch, though designated as the Regent due to British policy, of the Kingdom of Travancore in southern India between 1924 and 1931.
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Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, a pioneering feminist figure from Travancore, steps out of the shadows of history, although not much is known about her life.
Jun 12, 2024 · Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the last Maharani of Travancore's reign followed extensive social and economic reforms. She sparked a wave of feminism, she advanced women's rights, abolished the Devadasi system, and promoted minorities.
Oct 27, 2016 · It was an attractive inducement, one that had its charms in a princely state with a popular Maharani who was perhaps the only ‘celebrity’ available at the time. However, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi backed such symbolic gestures with actual proof of her commitment to female empowerment.
May 22, 2019 · Sethu Lakshmi Bayi had ruled over 5 million subjects in south Kerala in the second half of the 1920s. She was “popular and respected”, and despite her weighty string of titles (at least 7 on an ordinary day), her lifestyle was, in the awed words of a colonial official, “notoriously simple”.
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.
Her full name is Maharani Pooradam Thirunal Sethu Lakshmi Bayi and she is widely regarded as one of the great administrators of Travancore kingdom. She was the granddaughter of the celebrated artist and painter Raja Ravi Varma .
