CONSERVATION STUDIO-1 &

DOCUMENTATION
DIWAN NANOO PILLAI VEEDU BY,
GEOSHA ANSHIL S.K.
M ANUSHA SHINY
 DIWAN NANOO PILLAI HOUSE
HISTORY
• Neyyoor Nanoo Pillai (1827–1886) was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of
Travancore from 1877 to 1880.
• Nanoo Pillai was born in a Nair family of Neyyoor village of Travancore in 1827.
• He had his schooling at the London Missionary Society seminary in Nagercoil.
• While young, he caught the attention of General Cullen, the English Resident who first, employed him as a
volunteer and then as a clerk in the Resident's office.

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• After serving for 14 years in the Resident's office, Pillai joined the Travancore service as Assistant Police Sheristadar.
With a strong recommendation from the then Diwan, Sir T. Madhava Rao, Pillai was promoted to be Diwan Peishkar
of the Southern Division.
• Pillai was soon transferred to the Travancore division and acted as the Diwan in Madhava Rao's absence on six
occasions. Pillai was eventually appointed as the Diwan on the retirement of Seshayya Sastri in August 1877.
GOOD DEEDS OF NANOO PILLAI
• HE SOLVED FARMERS WATER PROBLEM BY INTITIATING DAM PROJECTS KOTHAIYAR AND PECHIPARAI DAM
• HE ALSO INITIATED PROECTS LIKE HOSPITALS AND ROADS.

STYLE AND ELEMENTS

RECEPTION AREA RECEPTION

Ps: youtube-2018
• STYLE – KERALA ARCHITCTURE
• HOUSE TYPE- NALUKETTU
• HAVING POOMUKAM- RECEPTION AREA
• THEKKATHU- POOJA AREA
• ODAMPARA- STORAGE PLACE FOR GRAINS
• WITH A CENTRAL COURTYARD
• SEPARATE POND AND WELL
• A FAMILY TEMPLE Central courtyard
Thekkathu Ps: youtube-2018
MATERIALS USED
MOSTLY ITS WOOD,THEN ITS MADE OF STONES AND BRICKS

RECEPTION SEATING

WOODEN WORKS

ODAMPARA

DOOR TO GO BACK WELL

DIWAN NANOO PILLAI

THE OTHER PICTURE
SHOWS THE OLD
TEKKATHU
FAMILY TEMPLE POND
Ps: youtube-2018 Ps: youtube-2018
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 WESTERN SIDE

BACK SIDE

FRONT
SURROUNDINGS:
• THESE ARE THE OTHER THREE HOUSES AROUND THE SITE
SELECTED,ALL BELONGS TO THE DIWAN FAMILY,BUILT IN
DIFFERENT PERIODS.
• IN WHICH TWO HOUSES ARE PRESEVRED
BUT NOT IN USE.
• ONE HOUSE IS USED AS FOR RENT.
• THESE HOUSES ARE MAINTAINED BY AN WATCHMAN

VALIYA VEEDU

THE HOUSE WHICH HE BUILT AFTER HIS RETIREMENT THE HOUSE WHICH IS IN USE
SELECTED SITE-DIWAN NANOO
THE HOUSE WHICH HE BUILT AFTER HIS RETIREMENT
PILLAI VEEDU

FAMILY TEMPLE

VALIYA VEEDU
THE HOUSE WHICH IS IN USE
2001 2015 2020
PROXIMITY
Anusha - 14.1 km
Geosha - 16.8 km

Reason for selecting

• Diwan pillai deserves to be

Recognised.
• These kind of buildings should
16.8 km(37 min)
Be conserved and documented
• Carrying out a documentation
to retain the present structure in
Its original form which would
Prevent any modification during
Restoration. 14.1km(27min)
• Its getting renovated soon,for
which there is no documented
details of the building