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Pudukkottai Legislative Council
Pudukkottai Legislative Council was the legislative assembly which functioned in the princely state of Pudukkottai from 1924 to 1948. Made up of 50 members, 15 of whom were nominated, the assembly discussed issues of importance to the state and passed resolutions on them. The legislative council was eventually disbanded in 1948 when the state was annexed to the Dominion of India and became a part of Tiruchirappalli district. Origin and history Until 1850, legislations made in Pudukkottai state were limited to royal proclamations and British Indian laws were not in use.Ayyar 1938, p 402 From 1850 onwards, British Indian laws were introduced in stages, with the Civil Procedure Code in 1859 and Indian Penal Code in 1868. Registration laws were enacted in 1876 and a police force was created the same year. Until 1904, bills were drafted by the Diwan and circulated to the Assistant Diwan, Civil judge, Appeal judge and heads of departments for their opinion.Ayyar 1938, p 403 Bills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pudukkottai State
Pudukkottai was a kingdom and later a princely state in British India, which existed from 1680 until 1948. The Kingdom of Pudukkottai was founded in about 1680 as a feudatory of Ramnad and grew with subsequent additions from Tanjore, Sivaganga and Ramnad. One of the staunch allies of the British East India Company in the Carnatic, Anglo-Mysore and Polygar wars, the kingdom was brought under the Company's protection in 1800 as per the system of Subsidiary Alliance. The state was placed under the control of the Madras Presidency from 1800 until 1 October 1923, when the Madras States Agency was abolished, and until 1948 it was under the political control of the Government of India. Pudukkottai State covered a total area of and had a population of 438,648 in 1941. It extended over the whole of the present-day Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu (with the exception of Aranthangi taluk which was then a part of Tanjore district). The town of Pudukkottai was its capital. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Of India
The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India,* Quote: “The first collective use (of the word "dominion") occurred at the Colonial Conference (April to May 1907) when the title was conferred upon Canada and Australia. New Zealand and Newfoundland were afforded the designation in September of that same year, followed by South Africa in 1910. These were the only British possessions recognized as Dominions at the outbreak of war. In 1922, the Irish Free State was given Dominion status, followed by the short-lived inclusion of India and Pakistan in 1947 (although India was officially recognized as the Union of India). The Union of India became the Republic of India in 1950, while the became the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.” was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its independence, India had been ruled as an informal empire by the United Kingdom. The empire, also called the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayyar 1938
Ayyar may refer to: *Ayyar, a lunar month in the Arabic calendar, corresponding to Iyar in the Hebrew calendar and to May in the Gregorian calendar *Ayyār, a person associated with a class of warriors in Iraq and Iran from the 9th to the 12th centuries *Ayyarids or Annazids, a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled a territory on the present-day Iran-Iraq frontier People *A. S. P. Ayyar (1899–1963), Indian writer * Ganesh Ayyar (born 1961), Indian executive * Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Ayyar (1878-1921), Carnatic Indian vocalist from Tamil Nadu * Reza Ayyar, Iranian footballer See also *Ajjar of Bulgaria, or Ayyar of Bulgaria, a succession name for the Throne of Bulgaria * Konar (caste), also known as Ayar and Idaiyar, an ethnic group from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu *Iyer Iyers (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the ''Advaita'' philosophy propounded by Adi Shank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman
Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman (26 November 1875 – 28 May 1928) was the ruler of the princely state of Pudukkottai from 15 April 1886 to 28 May 1928. Early life Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman was born on 26 November 1875 to Princess Brihadambal Rajammani Sahib of Pudukkottai and her husband M.R.Ry. Kolandaswami Pallavarayar Sahib Avargal. Princess Brihadambal was the eldest daughter of Ramachandra Tondaiman, the Raja of Pudukkottai. Martanda was Brihadambal's third son. At an early age, Martanda was adopted by Ramachandra Tondaiman as he did not have any male heirs of his own. Martanda was educated in private by Fredric Feilden Crossley, a Cambridge alumnus. Martanda excelled in sports and developed a liking for European culture and manners. Reign Ramachandra Tondaiman, the Raja of Pudukkottai, died on 15 April 1886 after a reign of fifty years. Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman was, therefore, crowned king at the age of eleven with a regency head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewan Bahadur
Dewan Bahadur or Diwan Bahadur was a title of honour awarded during British rule in India. It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special Title Badge. Dewan literally means Prime Minister in Indian context and ''Bahadur'' means brave. This title was above Rao Bahadur title and people with Rao Bahadur could be elevated to status of Diwan Bahadur. Further, the Prime Ministers of Indian Princely States were known as Dewan/ Diwan. They were also given or promoted directly to the title of Dewan Bahadur by British authorities on being appointed Dewan, to suit their post. The Dewan Bahadur and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India. List of people with Dewan Bahadur title * R. Raghunatha Rao – Diwan of Indore State from 1875 to 1880 and 1886 to 1888. * R. Ramachandra Rao * N. Pattabhirama Rao * K. Rangachar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghunatha Pallavarayar
Vijaya Raghunatha Pallavarayar Dorai Raja (1872–1930) was an Indian civil servant and administrator and a member of the royal house of Pudukkottai. He served as the Chief Minister of Pudukkottai state from 1909 to 1922 and regent from 1922 to 1929. Early life and education Raghunatha Pallavarayar was born in 1872 in Pudukkottai, the eldest son of Princess Brihadambal, the elder princess of Pudukkottai and her husband M.R.Ry. Kolandaswami Pallavarayar Sahib. He was the grandson of Ramachandra Tondaiman the then Raja of Pudukkottai and elder brother of Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman. Pallavarayar graduated in arts from the University of Madras and joined the Madras Civil Service, serving as a Deputy Collector for a short period. Administration of Pudukkottai state Raghunatha Pallavarayar served as a member of the Pudukkottai State Council from 1898 to 1909. In 1909, he was appointed Chief Minister or Diwan of Pudukkottai and served till 1922, under his younger brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras States Agency
The Madras States Agency was an agency of India. Founded in 1923, it consisted of these five princely states (by precedence) : * Travancore, ruled by a Maharaja with a hereditary salute of 19-guns; * Cochin, ruled by a Maharaja with a hereditary salute of 17-guns; * Pudukkottai, ruled by a Raja with a hereditary salute of 11-guns; * Banganapalle, ruled by a Nawab with a hereditary salute of 9-guns; * Sandur, a non-salute state ruled by a Raja. History Prior to 1923, the five states have been subject to the government of the Madras Presidency which was represented in each state by a resident usually the District Collector of a neighbouring Madras district.Great Britain India Office. ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India,'' Oxford, Clarendon Press 1908 When in 1923, all the states were brought under the direct control of the Government of India, the individual residencies were abolished and replaced with a single unitary agency responsible to the Governor-General of India. The age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
