As far as I know, the princely state of Travancore was not under British rule (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travancore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travancore

As far as I know, the princely state of Travancore was not under British rule (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travancore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travancore) and the quality of life, education and health care often rivalled or exceeded many parts of Europe. The primary, middle school & women's education always figured high in India in contrast to Europe where education was only for the elite until about 150 years ago. Systematic dismantling of traditional education systems and disenfranchisement of temples which was the support structure of the society was common in territories under direct British control. https://www.amazon.in/BEAUTIFUL-TREE-DHARAMPAL/dp/8175310952 https://www.amazon.in/BEAUTIFUL-TREE-DHARAMPAL/dp/8175310952 Documents in detail the uprooting of the Indian education system and substitution of elitist English education.