Travancore, an erstwhile princely State, which forms the chunk of modern Kerala State, has always retained the lead in educational matters since the very ancient times. Early educational centres like Kanthaloor Sarai, Parthivapuram Salai etc., are well known. In the later period., learning of Sanskrit assumed much importance. But after advent of Europeansand since the dawn of modern period the educational perspective once again underwent a substantial change, ...