Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar
The making of the cultural ethos of modern Karnataka owes a debt to the efforts of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar (1884-1940). As the Maharaja of Mysore for nearly four decades, between 1902 and 1940, he cultivated a humanistic vision of community co-existence that shaped old Mysore culture in important ways. Maharaja Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar-IV – Quick Facts 24 th Maharaja of Mysore Kingdome 1 February 1895 was the coronation date Period of reign- 28 December 1894 – 3 August 1940 Preceded by Chamarajendra Wadiyar X Succeeded by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar – Early Years Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV was the firstborn of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and Maharani Vani Vilas Sannidhana. He was born on June 4 th , 1884 in the Mysore Palace. His early education was under the tutelage of P. Raghavendra Rao at the Lokaranjan Palace. The yuvaraja was instructed in western studies, Kannada, Sanskrit, Indian and western classical music and horse riding. Maharaja Sri Krish...