Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the country's oldest state-run public bus transport services. The corporation is divided into three zones, and its headquarters is in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Daily scheduled service has increased from 1,200,000 kilometres (750,000 mi) to 1,422,546 kilometres (883,929 mi), using 6,241 buses on 6,389 routes. The corporation transports an average of 3.145 million commuters per day.
KSRTC Venad Bus at Vagamon
Thrissur KSRTC bus station during the 1950s
KSRTC Bus Station at Kozhikode
Garuda Maharaja service, operated with Scania Metrolink HD buses
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, popularly known as Sree Chithira Thirunal, was the last ruling Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Travancore, in southern India until 1949 and later the Titular Maharajah of Travancore until 1991. His reign is known for several notable reforms that have indelible impact on the society and culture of Kerala.
Sree Chithira Thirunal in his courtly attire
Amma Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bayi – Mother of Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal
Maharaja Sree Chithira Thirunal after his investiture ceremony in 1931
The Maharajah with V. P. Menon inaugurating the Travancore-Cochin Union