. ▁at ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁built ▁spe cially ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁purpose . ▁Has th am ▁Th ir unal ▁soon ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁his ▁studies ▁ow ing ▁to ▁ill ▁health ▁and ▁so ▁R ama ▁Var ma ▁remained ▁the ▁only ▁pup il ▁under ▁the ▁t utor . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁taught ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁history , ▁ge ography , ▁arithmetic ▁and ▁grammar . ▁His ▁great - grand m other ▁was ▁the ▁Mah ar ani ▁G ow ri ▁Lak sh mi ▁Bay i ▁of ▁Tra van core . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Re forms ▁ ▁The ▁Tra van core ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁M ool am ▁Th ir unal ▁became ▁Mah ar aj ah . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁for ▁a ▁native ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁India . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁S ree ▁M ool am ▁Popular ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁first ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁Indian ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁elected ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁was ▁issued ▁rel ieving ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁requirement ▁to ▁pay ▁of ▁pen alt ies ▁on ▁documents ▁executed ▁on ▁un st amp ed ▁government ▁cad jan ▁leaves ▁( paper ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁common ▁use ▁in ▁Tra van core ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁penalty ▁for ▁non ▁payment ▁of ▁stamp ▁duty ▁was ▁reduced ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁huge ▁bur den . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁another ▁royal ▁pro clam ation ▁was