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04:06:1884 - 03:08:1940
Why Bangalore / Mysore and Pre-Independence Mysore state & Post Independence Mysore region is one of the most progressive states today? It is because of our benevolent Arasu’s of Mysore, especially Krishna Raja & Jaya Chamaraja.

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RAJARISHI NALVADI KRISHNARAJA WODEYAR.
What we know about the Mysore Maharaja?
Paying tributes to the visionary of Modern Karnataka, who envisioned industrial revolution and pro-development initiatives in his reign and the 24th Maharaja of Mysore, Maharaja Nalwadi

Krishnaraja Wadiyar on his 137th Jayanti today.
Why is he important to us?
Let's have a quick look at history.
Founded the hydroelectric power project at Shivanasamudra in 1902.
Established the Minto Eye Hospital in 1903. One the world's oldest eye hospitals.
Built the

Vani Vilasa Sagar dam in 1907 in Chitradurga. The first dam in Karnataka.
Established the Mysore Legislative Council in 1907. A sort of democracy within a monarchy. Even women had the right to vote. This is before women in America enjoyed that right.
Established

Indian Institute of Science in 1909.
Started Mysore Boy Scouts in 1909. First of its kind in India.
Established the State Bank of Mysore in 1913 on the advice of Sir M Vishweswaraiah.
Started the Agricultural University in the same year 1913 in Bengaluru.
Established the

Kannada Sahithya Parishath on the advice of Aluru Venkata Rao in 1915.
Established Mysore University in 1916.
He was the first chancellor of Benaras Hindu University in 1916.
Established UVCE in 1917.
Also Maharani's College for women in Mysore in 1917.
Started the

Sandalwood Oil factory in 1917.
Bhadravathi Iron and Steel factory started in 1923.
KRS dam built in 1924. He pledged his family assets to fund the project which was crucial in irrigation of Mysore Kingdom. It was Asia's largest dam at that time.
Mysore Medical College was

started in 1924.
Markonahalli dam was built in 1930. The dam has an automatic siphon system, first of its kind in Asia.
Vani Vilasa Women and Children's Hospital was established in 1934.
Gifted 10 acres of land to Sir CV Raman to set up his science institute.
Mysore Paper

Mills was established in 1936.
Mysore Paints and Varnish was established in 1936. Same company manufactures the indelible ink used in elections.
Established Maharani's College for Women in Bengaluru in 1938.
Started the Mysore Implements Factory in Hassan in 1939.
Built

Hirebhaskara dam in 1939 which ensured 120 MW of power generation.
He was the first to ban child marriage & criminalise untouchability.
He could play the Flute, Violin, Saxophone, Piano, Mridangam, Nadaswara, Sitar and Veena.
He personally funded the Sanskrit College in Mysore.

He donated 60 lakh annually towards the cause of spastic children.
He laid the foundation stone for HAL in 1940.

The Great King Joined Saraswati’s Abode On 03rd August 1940.
At the time of his death, he was one of the world's wealthiest men, with a personal fortune estimated

in 1940 to be worth US$ 400 million, equivalent to $ 56 billion at 2010 prices.
He was a philosopher-king, who was seen by Paul Brunton as living the ideal expressed in Plato's Republic.
He has been compared to Emperor Ashoka by the English statesman Lord Samuel.

MKGandhi called him RaajaRishi, or "saintly king" and his kingdom was described by his followers as Rama Rajya, an ideal kingdom a kin to the rule of Shree Rama.
Acknowledging Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's noble and efficient kingship, Lord John Sankey declared in 1930 at the

II Round Table Conference in London, "Mysore is the best administered state in the world".

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