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MYSORE MAHARAJA HISTORY
India’s forgotten billionaire king who sold his jewels to 'light up every home'Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV of Mysore, unlike other royalty focused on personal luxury, dedicated his reign to progress and the welfare...- He paved way for Bengaluru’s first engineering college, built warplanes, and dreamt of an Indian aircraft in 1913: The lost legacy of S.V. SettyAn unsung hero of aviation, S.V. Setty designed early British warplanes, including the iconic Avro 504, and piloted them in England. He ret...
- KSDL plans to expand reach of products like Mysore Sandal Soap, shower gels into European marketsKarnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited aims to grow its presence in Europe. The company intends to export Mysore Sandal Soap and shower gel...
- Mein Kampf & Mysore 'Shree': Inside India's bizarre book bans and sweet name gamesAn Austrian traveler in Kolkata was shocked to find Mein Kampf prominently displayed in a bookstore, highlighting India's complex relations...
- The Oberoi Concours d’ Elegance to be held from Feb 16-18 at The Oberoi UdaivilasThe Oberoi Group said the Oberoi Concours d’Elegance will set a 'new benchmark' to showcase the 'finest' vintage and classic automobiles an...
- Turning pages of time: Some unknown facts, anecdotes about Bengaluru's connection with the First World WarNovember 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War.
- Bengaluru's residential area Rajajinagar was initially planned as an industrial suburbAround 1,000 acres of land given for locality was divided into industrial and housing areas.
- Meet JC Wadiyar, the last maharaja was a composer and wildlife enthusiastJayachamarajendra Wadiyar supported the setting up of HAL in Bengaluru.
- Battle of Haifa: Mysore lancers were sent in to support the allied forces in WWIThe Lancers were raised from the remnants of Tipu Sultan’s army after his death in 1799.
- Robert Bruce Foote: The geologist who unearthed south India's pre-historyFoote set up the Mysore Geological Department in Bengaluru.
- Date with History: In 1864, first train chugged from Cantonment to JolarpettaiThe railway line also aided relief work during the Famine of 1876-78.
- Date with history: A major administrator who made Mysuru a model stateHe was the longest-serving commissioner of Mysuru (1834 to 1860).
- Meet the Mysore Dewan who led cauvery pact team 93 years agoBanerji was born on October 10, 1871 in England. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and obtained a Master's Degree from Balliol C...
- Unlike Chamarajpet, Bengaluru's Seshadripuram has a quiet 125th yearSeshadripuram was primarily a residential locality, known for its educational institutions, proximity to the railway line and government of...
- Realtor Razack to open Bengaluru's first Museum of Indian Paper MoneyThe project is the brainchild of realtor and currency collector Rezwan Razack, who has been collecting Indian paper money since 1971.
- Explore the village that was built in 1890s to house palace workersKnown as 'Palace Guttahalli', the sculpture is an acknowledgement from the Mysore Maharaja of one of its oldest & faithful retainers.
- Palace where Maharaja JC Wadiyar dreamed of becoming a musicianNot much is known about the origins of the Jayamahal Palace Hotel near cantonment railway station despite it being in the lap of royalty.
- Celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico, this OctoberET-Travel offers you events in Luxury, Entertainment, Food, Sports, Music and Nightlife to experience around the world.
- Hermann Krumbiegel, the German behind a blooming BengaluruThe name of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, a horticulturalist and town planner, remains restricted to a non descript road.
- Polity ticks for the royal lineEver since the latest twist in the tale of the Kachwahas from Jaipur turned the spotlight back on our ‘erstwhile’ royal families, most peop...
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