Why did we fail to remember this glorious day, when India is celebrating 75 years of independence?
On this day, in 1946, when all other princely states of India were either contemplating independence or unsure of thier future, the then Maharaja of Cochin, Kerala Varma, famously known as Ikyakeralam Thampuran, made his Trichur proclamation, thus becoming the FIRST PRINCELY STATE in British India to proclaim that they will join Indian Union if British leaves India.
Travancore called this proclamation "suicidal".
The photo is the front page of The Bombay Chronicle of July 31st 1946. To read more, please visit: Cochin Royal Family history website
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