The time when Travancore said no to longer Onam holidays in Keralam
During the 1930s, the Sri Mulam Assembly of the princely state of Travancore received petitions to lengthen the Onam festival break to ten days, matching the eleven‑day Christmas‑New Year holiday observed elsewhere. Chief Secretary N. Kunjan Pillai dismissed the request, arguing that the existing allocation of annual leave already provided adequate time off for workers for the general population.