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Stories of Courage #15: Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi

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Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi (1802-1853) was the Regent of Travancore, succeeding her sister Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi and preceeding her nephew Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. She became Regent at age 13 and she made several contributions, interventions, and changes of note. Modern education in Travancore can be traced to her issue of the Royal Receipt which brought about the revolutionary concept of universal education. The state would defray the cost of education of its people to remove any backwardness. In addition to this, every school would have two state-sponsored teachers.
 
Gowri Parvathy Bayi also popularized the practice of vaccination, along with working towards eliminating caste- and religion-based exclusionary practices in agriculture and everyday life.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowri_Parvati_Bayi

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