The Trivandrum
city is famous for its statues, sculptures and Memorials. When someone travels
through Palayam there is a small island opposite to Fine Arts College. In the
island stands a tall Pillar. The inscription on the Pillar reads as “To the
memory of the men of Indian Army recruited from the state of Travancore who
lost their lives in the service of the empire during the Great War – 1914-1921”.
But today only a few remember those warriors. They were the ‘Nair Pattalam’ who
once shook the entire Travancore Kingdom. The memorial was established in the
memory of the Nair Pattalam of erstwhile Travancore who laid down their lives
during the First World War.
