Born to Jayachamaraja Wadiyar and Tripura Sundarammanni couple on Feb.20, 1953, Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar completed BA degree in Political Science from Maharaja’s College and acquired Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Mysore.
During his student days, Wadiyar also captained the Mysore University Cricket team and was known for his friendly relationship.
After being coroneted as the Yuvaraja in 1974, Wadiyar got married to Pramodadevi in 1976 and later got elected to Lok Sabha from Mysore Constituency in 1984, 1989, 1996 and 1999 on Congress ticket, during which period, he strived for conversion of Mysore-Bangalore Railway track into Broad Guage.
In the changed political scenario, Wadiyar quit Congress and joined the BJP to unsuccessfully contest from Mysore Parliamentary Constituency, thus facing first defeat of his illustrious political career.
After serving as the President of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) between 2007-2010, Wadiyar, teaming up with Brijesh Patel swept the elections to the KSCA earlier this month in Bangalore winning all the 24 seats.
Besides taking active part in sporting activities, Wadiyar, who evinced interest in other activities passed an examination on Western Music at the Trinity College of Music in London.
Wadiyar, who served as the Chairman of Chamarajendra Art Gallery in Jaganmohan Palace, Lakshamma Ammanni Education Trust, Jayacahmarajendra Education Trust also performed as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Political Science in Manasagangotri.
Besides having the hobby of collecting antiques, watches and fancy cars, the late scion had actively taken part in activities of Mysore Race Club, Bangalore Turf Club, Delhi Race Club and many other sporting bodies.
He was also the Chairman of Mysore International Travel Agency, Manjunatha Packaging Works, Gayathri Enterprises, Saraswathi Enterprises, Venkateshwara Real Estate Agency etc.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / December 11th, 2013