*The First women teacher of Kerala.*
*Saraswathi Bai Narayana Mallya*,
a 15-year-old girl, created history in Kerala about a century back. She was the first female teacher appointed by the Kingdom of Cochin in 1919.
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*Saraswathi Bai Narayana Mallya*,
a 15-year-old girl, created history in Kerala about a century back. She was the first female teacher appointed by the Kingdom of Cochin in 1919.
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The historical records also noted her name as the first female teacher of Kerala (Kingdom of Cochin).
MN Saraswathi Bai, a member of Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community in Cochin started her career at the age of 15 after her marriage. Though her mother tongue was Konkani, .
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The historical records also noted her name as the first female teacher of Kerala (Kingdom of Cochin).
MN Saraswathi Bai, a member of Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community in Cochin started her career at the age of 15 after her marriage. Though her mother tongue was Konkani, .
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she learnt Marathi, Hindi, Urudu, Sanskrit, English and Malayalam.
Unfortunately, Kerala failed to commemorate the great teacher on her 125th birth anniversary in 2018.
*Teacher in Tirumala School*
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she learnt Marathi, Hindi, Urudu, Sanskrit, English and Malayalam.
Unfortunately, Kerala failed to commemorate the great teacher on her 125th birth anniversary in 2018.
*Teacher in Tirumala School*
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Saraswathi Bai started her career as primary school teacher in 'Balika Dharma Patasala',school for girls under Thirumala Devaswom High School in 1908.
Apart from language lessons, she also taught the students handicrafts like woollen craft making,Crochet design
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Saraswathi Bai started her career as primary school teacher in 'Balika Dharma Patasala',school for girls under Thirumala Devaswom High School in 1908.
Apart from language lessons, she also taught the students handicrafts like woollen craft making,Crochet design
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(a stitching method) and so on.
But she faced criticism during her career and many parents refused to send their daughters to school.
She was forced to take a break from teaching for two years due to shortage of students.
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(a stitching method) and so on.
But she faced criticism during her career and many parents refused to send their daughters to school.
She was forced to take a break from teaching for two years due to shortage of students.
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