What is discernible in the book is the fact that the Royal Family, especially the Monarchs, was quite concerned about improving the condition of the people. They were off course burdened by ambience of an extremely feudal language, in which hierarchy was maintained by means of pejorative and degrading words to the lower positions. Yet, they do seem to be doing the best they could. Yet, the truth remains that they were not in a position to create a total enhancement of quality that the English rulers could do in the British ruled areas. In these places, the lower castes were not burdened by the weight of higher castes above them. In British ruled areas, the officialdom, especially the officer classes were quite good in English and were more or less incorruptible.

For in the English communication environment, they were not much terrified by the possibility of progress of the lower classes and castes. However, in places like Travancore, the terror of the lower castes and classes overwhelming them was real and terrible. For, the language was filled with pejoratives, which aimed at the lower positioned persons. The nightmare did later come to happen. Now, in India, to be on the lower side of the social system is akin to being in hell.

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1. The Forest Department was strengthened with trained hands from the Imperial Forest School, Dehra Dun. An Honorary Director was appointed to the Government Observatory and a trained Superintendent was secured for the Museum and the Public Gardens. New lines of roads were opened in several places; new Cutcheries, Courts, school-houses, hospitals, customs-houses and Police stations were started, and several irrigation tanks deepened and repaired. In the same year 1066 M.E, the negotiations for financing the construction of the Railway from Tinnevelly to Quilon were concluded, the Travancore Government guaranteeing interest at four per cent on the capital required to construct the line within the Travancore limits for a period of fifteen years.

2.At the Maharajah’s College, Lord Curzon added —”................ His Highness takes the keenest interest in the welfare of this College and I have heard with pleasure, with reference to one of the fields of study mentioned just now, viz., that of Scientific Forestry, that he is sending four pupils to study in the Forest School of the Government of India at Dehra Dun.”