MAHARAJAH OF MYSORE-I have seen his Royal Palace, Collections & know how revered was he.His present status?

Question

Since I hope to get a complete answer from KARNATAKA, I have posted my question in 'Local Business' column.

Answer 1

There is a big story behind the Mysore Kingdom.I hope you know something about it. Once the king was cursed by a lady that his family will be vanished  and he can not have a baby'. But only half of it come true.Mysore King (of that time)

didn't had a baby and he adopted one. But the adopted son, got a baby, as he was not of Royal blood. But his son being the prince will not have baby and he adopts another .likewise it continues.

explanation:

for example, king1-adopts

                      king2-will have a baby

                      king3-adopts

                      king4-will have a baby

this is not a story, this is a fact.

now the successor of Mysore dyne sty is SRIKANTA DATTA ODAYAR. He was a former M.P  from Congress and also from B.J.P once. I think he is no more in politics. As a matter of fact he is also a businessman.

Answer 2

To be precise there are no Maharaja of Mysore, or any where in India. What you have seen is the palace built by the earlier Maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, Father of Present Srikantha Datha Wodeyar. Then he was the Prince of Mysore, now an ordinary citizen like me and you. The Palace belongs to the Government Of Karnataka, on humanitarian grounds, they have allowed their Family to live on another portion , behind the present Palace..

When India got Independence in 1947, there were more than 200 small Princely States, with their own Maharajas. They were given option to merge in Independent India, every one obliged, and accepted a pension called " Princly amount " every year, depending their area of " Kingdom ". Only, two such Kings refused, they are Maharaja of Kashmir and Nizam of Hyderabad. When Pakistan attacked Kashmir, he asked the help of India, with a condition of joining India, India came to his rescue and King surrendered his Kingdom, but continued to take care of his State, and later joined politics. But Nizam of Hyderabad, was a tough man, but later he was forced to quit by Indian Army.

Mysore, had a long History, since Vijayanagar Empire. Because of their braveness and politeness they won the hearts of Muslim and later Britishers, who invaded the Mysore. Hence the Indian Government is bit liberal to them.

The present Palace is not the original one, it is Jaganmohan Palace, where Wadeyars use to rule, This palace is still there in mysore, now converted as a museum . It caught fire, and hence a new palace constructed, in 1930s.

Later, erst wile Maharaja of Mysore, was made Governor of Karnataka , and then shifted to State of Madras ( now Tamilnadu ). Meanwhile Mrs. Indira Gandhi, cancelled all pensions to erstwhile Maharajas, but allowed to have what is their own property. That is the reason , you see all palaces are converted in to five star hotels, a way of earning for then Maharajas.

Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar, was the last real Maharaja of Mysore. Then presently what you called Maharaja was a crown Prince. But with out a Kingdom, how can he become a King. Now he has converted several palaces in to hotels, one such hotel is in Ooty. All other properties are under litigation, either with Government or within Family members..

This is the history in brief, but the Palace is really excellent.