Royal reception to Wadiyar couple
Caption: ROYAL SALUTE: The scion of the Royal family Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and his wife Pramoda Devi Wadiyar being accorded a royal welcome on their arrival at Ursu Boarding School to attend a function yesterday.
Mysore, June 25
Based on the achievements of IT czars N.R. Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji, who have displayed to the world that anything could be achieved by acquiring knowledge, we are planning to launch an Ursu University over the next five years, declared scion of the Royal family Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar here yesterday.
Speaking at a function organised for resumption of hostel facility at Sri Chamarajendra Ursu Boarding School at Krishnaraja Boulevard in Chamaraja Mohalla in city under the auspices of Sri Jayachamaraja Ursu Education Trust, he said that efforts would be made to provide quality education to students of schools and colleges coming under the jurisdiction of the Trust to achieve the aims of the royal family’s commitment to provide quality education to people.
Wadiyar further said that the Trust had been launched in the 19th century keeping in line with western countries that established such Trusts to provide education to their people and added that the Trust would be developed to suit the requirements of modern day education.
Dwelling upon the concerns of the royal family to the people, he said that the Trust had plans to utilise latest technology for the purpose of educating people.
School not closed
Dismissing reports that the 75- to-100-year-old school had been closed, Wadiyar claimed that the school had been temporarily shut for repair works such as providing underground drainage and water facilities and urged people not to be carried away by rumours. He also said that steps had been taken to curb illicit activities in the premises owing to lack of adequate security.
Wrong information
Blaming the media for reporting false information about the school, Wadiyar said that a case had been pending in a court of law between the Chamaraja Ursu Education Trust and the University of Mysore. He added that he had personally donated Rs. 20 lakh when the Trust ran short of cash besides claiming that the Trust belonged to the royal family and not any one else.
Trust President Pramoda Devi Wadiyar presided over the function in which members of the royal family Meenakshi Devi, Kamakshi Devi and Indrakshi Devi and Trust Vice-President Bharathi Urs were present.
Palace is not 100-years-old
Meanwhile, Wadiyar said that the Mysore Palace was not 100-years-old and that it was not proper to celebrate its centenary now.
Speaking to media persons, he said that the works on the present Palace which began in 1896 were completed in 1943 and claimed that he had photographic evidences that the works had not been completed in 1912 as being reported in the media of late. I have already clarified the matter with the Palace Board in the board meeting, he said.
However, Wadiyar refused to react when a reporter asked him whether he would agree if the Palace Board came out with a centenary celebration of the earlier or the last ruler of Mysore Sri Jayachamara-jendra Wadiyar.
source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / June 25th, 2012