Culture

The Mysore royal family current generation centers around Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who became the 27th titular Maharaja through adoption in 2015 after Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar died childless. The adoption ceremony at Amba Vilas Palace saw 5,000 guests, with priests performing 11-hour rituals transferring dynasty rights to the 23-year-old economics graduate from Boston University, whose […]

The debate over Mysore vs Mysuru still divides auto-rickshaw drivers at Gandhi Square – ask for “Mysuru Palace” and older drivers correct you saying “it’s Mysore Palace, sir,” while younger ones use both interchangeably. The 2014 official name change from Mysore to Mysuru cost the government 12 crores for replacing signboards, documents, and stationery, yet

The list of famous personalities from Mysore starts with R.K. Narayan, whose fictional Malgudi town was inspired by the lanes around Yadavagiri where he lived at 2989, Laxmipuram. His house, now a museum, still receives 50 visitors daily who photograph the desk where Swami and Friends was written. The Chamundi Hills path he walked every