{
  "id": 2340153,
  "title": "The time when Travancore said no to longer Onam holidays in Keralam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-time-when-travancore-said-no-to-longer-onam-holidays-in-keralam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/the-time-when-travancore-said-no-to-longer-onam-holidays-in-keralam/article71372379.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 1930s, questions were raised in the Travancore Sri Mulam Assembly regarding extending the length of Onam public holidays from the already existing Christmas-New Year break of 9 to 11 days. The Chief Secretary to the government, Dr. N. Kunjan Pillai, defended the government's stance that there were already a \"sufficiently large number of holidays in the year\" and therefore did not think it necessary to increase them further.",
  "summary": "In 1930s, Travancore Sri Mulam Assembly faced demands to extend Onam public holidays to 10 days, contrasting with the 11-day Christmas-New Year break. But then Chief Secretary N. Kunjan Pillai rejected the proposal, citing sufficient annual holidays",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Mathrubhumi launches Onam campaign highlighting Keralam's enduring values",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mathrubhumi-launches-onam-campaign-highlighting-keralams-enduring",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:31:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}