JAYACHAMARAJENDRA WADIYAR

Oct. 15, 2019

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the birth centenary celebrations of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar of Mysore in Mysuru.

About:

Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919 – 1974), was the 25th maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1940 to 1971, ruling from 1940 until the monarchy was abolished in 1950 and continuing to hold the title of maharaja until princely titles were abolished in 1971.
He was a noted philosopher, musicologist, political thinker, and philanthropist.
As the ruler of the Mysore state, he actively encouraged the establishment of an industrial facility in Bengaluru by a company called Hindustan Aircraft in 1940 which become Hindustan Aeronautics.
His donations helped the government set up the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysore, the National Tuberculosis Institute in Bangalore and the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing at Mysore.
He was the first president of the Philharmonia Concert Society, London in 1948.
He was the Fellow and president of Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi, 1966.
He was the First Chairman of the Indian Wild Life Board.
He was the Founder-president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.