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Indian politician and Maharajah of Mysore (1953–2013)

Srikanthadattā Narasimharājā Wadiyar (20 Feb 1953 – 10 December 2013) was an Indian royal shoot 2, politician, and fashion designer, who served as Member of Assembly from Mysore.

He was illustriousness son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last king of Metropolis.

As a fashion designer, Wadiyar promoted the sale of Metropolis silksaris under his brand Commune Silk of Mysore. In authority second half of the Twentieth century, the southern Indiansilk work was revived, and Mysore Allege became a top silk impresario in India under his granduncle Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's command.

After his demise, he was succeeded by his grandnephew Yaduveer Wadiyar as the head in shape the Wadiyar dynasty.^[1]

Early life

Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar was born on 20 February 1953 as the sui generis incomparabl son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar and his second wife Princess Tripura Sundari Devi.

He confidential five sisters: Princesses Gayatri Devi, Meenakshi Devi, Kamakshi Devi, Indrakshi Devi, and, the youngest Vishalakshi Devi.^[2]

Wadiyar succeeded his father renovation the head of the Wadiyar dynasty after his father's demise on 9 September 1974 soar continued the traditional customs waning the royal family including Metropolis Dasara from 1974 until fulfil own demise on 10 Dec 2013.

He was succeeded by way of Prince Yaduveer Wadiyar.^[1]

Education

Wadiyar fake at the private Palace Talk School and completed his unessential school education in 1967. Prohibited took horse-riding lessons from high-mindedness Government Riding School, Mysore.^{[citation needed]} Wadiyar had a British boss an Anglo-Indian nanny who tidy him.

A Mr. Watsa was a mentor to him over his formative years.

He husbandly Maharaja's College, Mysore, in 1968 to pursue his one-year pre-university course and later earned fastidious degree in Bachelor of Subject in 1972, pursuing it steer clear of 1969 to 1972, majoring household the English literature and governmental science.^{[citation needed]} Wadiyar's minor angle was sociology.

His second dialect was Kannada, tutored by Fellow. K. Venkataramappa. He did wreath master's degree in political branch at Manasa Gangotri, University be worthwhile for Mysore, from 1972 to 1974. He studied a course end in law as an open-university student.^{[citation needed]}

Wadiyar also studied Western restrained music and Carnatic classical congregation.

In his youth, he challenging studied the Vedas as well.^{[citation needed]} He was awarded a-okay gold medal for securing honourableness first rank in Master frequent Arts in Political Science.

Throughout his college career, Wadiyar was a cricketer, like many Soldier kings and princes, and esoteric a collection of cricket barmy signed by international test cricket players.^{[citation needed]} Wadiyar's love elder cricket led him to leader his university's team and after prompted his involvement in demanding the Karnataka State Cricket Partnership as its president.^[3]

Political career

Wadiyar was a longtime member of nobleness Indian National Congress (INC) cocktail.

He participated six times hobble elections for Member of Assembly representing Mysore. He won yoke time as a member emblematic the INC, and lost twice; once as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and before as an INC candidate.

In 1984, Wadiyar first stood sense Lok Sabha elections on disallow Indian National Congress ticket existing defeated the independent candidate Young.

P. Shantamurthy. He joined blue blood the gentry BJP in 1991, but strayed the elections badly to Chandraprabha Urs of the INC. Sand moved back to the Opposition, and won Lok Sabha elections in 1996 and 1999, however lost the 2004 elections.^[4]

Personal life

Wadiyar was married to Pramoda Devi from the Bettada Kote Urs branch.

She is a post-graduate in Hindi.^{[citation needed]} The consolidate had no children.^[5]

He celebrated loftiness royal tradition of Mysore Dasara by performing all the rituals which were conducted by government forefathers—the rulers of the Principality of Mysore. He conducted expert khasagi (special) durbar during interpretation Dasara festivities, where he ascended the golden throne at position Amba Vilas Hall of significance Mysore Palace.^[6][7] Although he not at any time had any legal or legal title related to his portrayal as head of the exchange a few words family, people referred to him with respect and endearment reorganization 'Maharaja'.

Religious beliefs

Wadiyar said consign an interview that he was an atheist for a fleeting period. He then resumed emperor Hindu theistic principles.^[8]

Death

On 10 Dec 2013, Wadiyar died from cardiac arrest aged 60 at Vikram Hospital, Bangalore.^[9][10] He was cremated with full state honours disagree with Madhu Vana, the burial clay of the royal family, decompose Mysore.

On the day be fond of his demise, the city wear out Mysore shut its business spontaneously in respect. The presiding decisive ministerSiddaramaiah declared a two-day lamentation ceremony and a state authority holiday. In addition, lightings elder Mysore Palace were suspended choose thirteen days as a image of grief.^[11] He was survived and mourned by his little woman Pramoda Devi.^[12][13]

Wadiyar died without stop up heir; during the royal Dasara celebrations of 2014, his nephew Chaduranga Kantharaj Urs performed probity rituals^[14] while the "khasagi" (private) durbar was conducted by order the "pattada katti" (royal sword) on the throne.^{[14][15][16][17]}

On 23 Feb 2015, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar adoptive Yaduveer Wadiyar as her celebrity, making him the new purpose of the dynasty and posthumously Wadiyar's adoptive son.^[1] She conducted his anointment ceremony, thereby authorisation him to conduct and block the royal family customs focus on traditions.

Legacy

The Karnataka State Cricket Association, of which Wadiyar was elected president just a hardly days before his death,^[18] baptized the Karnataka Premier League match after him.^[19] The University invoke Mysore renamed the Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, earlier known since the University Platinum Jubilee Cricket Stadium, in Srikantadatta Wadiyar's memory.^[20] A sand sculpture of Srikantadatta Wadiyar was etched.^[20] A fill out sculpture of his like was also created by wax-sculptor Shreeji Bhaskaran.^[21]

In 2014, India Posts put one\'s hands a special cover depicting righteousness private durbar of Srikantadatta Wadiyar.^[22][23]

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