{"id":15823,"date":"2026-03-10T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/?p=15823"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:27:16","slug":"1942-travancore-directory-for-1943-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/1942-travancore-directory-for-1943-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"1942- The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of\u00a0<strong>The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I<\/strong>\u00a0published in the year\u00a0<strong>1942.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15824\" style=\"width: 2287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1942-travancore-directory-for-1943-part-1.jpg\" alt=\"1942- The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I\" width=\"2287\" height=\"3701\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #999999\">1942- The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It serves as an official annual compendium for the princely state, opening with photos of the Maharaja and royal family. Spanning seven sections, it blends astronomical almanac data with administrative directories, palace\/Residency officers, Travancore government bodies, other regional entities (India, Madras, Cochin governments, British services), Trivandrum landmarks and broader listings of missions. clubs, colleges, banks, taluks, trades, railways, rest houses, motor\/inland navigation, trade stats, customs, ports, notaries, passports, and wireless licenses,It offers a snapshot of governance, culture, and infrastructure during the period of World War II.<\/p>\n<p>These documents are digitized as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indicarchive.org\/blog\/madras-university-library-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madras University Library digitization project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Metadata and link to the digitized document<\/h3>\n<p>Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name:\u00a0<strong> The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Published Year: <strong>1942<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Printer:\u00a0<strong>Government Press, Trivandrum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scan link:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gpura.org\/item\/1942-travancore-directory-for-1943-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of\u00a0The Travancore Directory for 1943- Part I\u00a0published in the year\u00a01942. It serves as an official annual compendium for the princely state, opening with photos of the Maharaja and royal family. 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