Mysore Maharaja's Contribution to Carnatic Music.
JAYACHAMARAJA WODEYAR or MYSORE MAHARAJA (1919 - 1974 A.D) was the 25 th the Wodeyar Dynasty , who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore. He was born on 18 July 1919 to Yuvaraja Kanthirava Narasimharaja Wodeyar, and Kempe Cheluvajjammanni . He was brought up under the personal supervision of his uncle, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar. He studied at the Royal School and later he graduated from the Maharaja's College, Mysore, with distinction, securing several Gold Medals. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar studied Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Mimamsa. His knowledge was very vast and he was author of many classical works like " Dattatreya – the way and the goal ", " Gita and the Indian Culture ", " Dharma Mattu Manava ", and so on. On 8 September 1940, he was crowned as Maharaja. He married Princess Satya Prema Kumari Devi in 1938 (no children), and later Tripura Sundarammanni in 1942 (six children). A decade of his rule was constitutional, benevolent and one of enlightene...