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Rev. Joseph Peet’s name is etched in golden letters in the history of Travancore not only as a great educationist but also as a social reformist who stood for abolishing slavery and the caste system in the state. The human plight touched Rev. Peet deeply and he not only converted the downtrodden into the path [...]

The year 1857 is extremely important in Indian history. The first uprising against the British East India Company happened in the United Province and the revolt spread to other parts of the British settlement. The last Mughal in Delhi was unseated and India came under the direct rule of the British Sovereign. The first revolt [...]

Benjamin Bailey and his printing press had revolutionized the cultural landscape of Kerala. In 1848, Njananikshepam (The Treasury of Knowledge) came out from the CMS Press established by Bailey. It was a magazine in periodicity and its aim was to spread both spiritual and worldly awareness among the public. Rev. Henry Baker Jr., his wife [...]

Benjamin Bailey was the real beacon in the history of the CMS College. He left his kith and kin back in England and came to India in 1816 and joined the college in the same year. His contribution to the college in general and to the Malayalam language in particular is immense. Bailey translated Bible [...]

The arrival of Christian missionaries in Kerala had set a series of social changes in motion, of which the 'Right to Cover Breast' was very prominent. In 19th-century Travancore, uncovering one's chest to higher-status people was considered a sign of respect by both males and females. Thus, lower-caste women, such as the Channars, had to [...]

For a long time CMS College had on its campus both the university courses meant for advanced studies and the language and basic mathematical skills-based school for the beginners. Theology and related languages were important for those who pursued a career in religion, church and missionary work. But for the general students education was a [...]

Since its inception in 1817, the CMS College kept increasing its educational excellence with each passing year, and in 1891, the college was adjudged as the best college in the Madras Presidency. The FA examination conducted by Madras University and the students from CMS College came out with flying colors. Female students were not included [...]

Education at CMS College always focused on the merit of the students and during the initial years when the native students were reluctant to come forward to enroll, the college had to show its excellence through the merits of the available students. The training was rigorous and the Principals and teachers, both the foreign and [...]

CMS College, Kottayam has many firsts, and a college magazine is one of them. Named 'Vidyasamgraham', the college magazine was an in-house journal meant for educating students in various subjects beyond the syllabus and also for engaging them in writerly and scholarly activities. The first issue came out in 1864, and the college's pioneering efforts [...]

How does one express that CMS College was the first "College," not a grammar school or any other kind of primary educational institution? It is because it introduced the same syllabus that Cambridge and Oxford followed in their educational curriculum. Euclidean mathematics was one of the prominent subjects in the great colleges of Western universities, [...]