Member of erstwhile Cochin royal family presented with Uthrada Kizhi
N.K. Soumyavathi Thampuratti of the erstwhile Cochin royal family received the traditional Uthrada Kizhi, a government-sponsored endowment presented annually before Onam. The ceremony, held in Kottayam, honors a pre-Independence tradition now formalized as a state charity.
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This event highlights the intersection of historical tradition and modern government administrative practices in Kerala.
N.K. Soumyavathi Thampuratti, a member of the erstwhile Cochin royal family from Vayaskara Illam, was presented with the traditional Uthrada Kizhi on Tuesday. The Uthrada Kizhi is a customary gesture of respect extended by the government to members of former royal families on Uthradam, the day before Onam. Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan presented the Kizhi, containing ₹1,001, to her at a ceremony held at Vayaskara Kovilakam while District Collector Chetan Kumar Meena presented her with the Onakkodi . Kottayam municipal chairman M.P. Santhosh Kumar, municipal councillor Leena Jayachandran, tehsildar Cyril Sanju George, deputy tehsildar P.G. Kavitha and village officer Jeboy Mathew were also present.
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