Saturday, February 15, 2020

Yaduveer suggests naming Mysuru Airport on Jayachamaraya Wadiyar

Mysuru: The Mysuru airport at Mandakalli on the outskirts of the city may be named after the last Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year.
 A suggestion to this effect was made by the titular king Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar at the centenary celebrations of the last Maharaja organised by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage and the JSS Women’s College in the city on Saturday.
 This was in response to Lok Sabha member Pratap Simha’s request to Mr Yaduveer to suggest a name from the family in view of their contribution in various spheres in the socio-economic, cultural and industrial development of the State.
 Mr Yaduveer responded stating that Jayachamarja Wadiyar’s name would be apt in recognition of his contribution to the development of aviation in India. He said that the last maharaja backed the idea of manufacture of Aircraft in India.
Though the promoters Walchand Hirachand approached many rulers across India most backed out but Jayachamaraja Wadiyar not only invested in the project but alloted nearly 700 acres of land for the establishment of the factory. Mr Yaduveer pointed out that the airstrip at Mandakalli was completed sometime around 1940- 41 where many of the planes would land during World War II. In addition, his grandfather (JC Wadiyar) had procured one of the planes for personal transportation but it was mostly used by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for his travels.
 Minister for Kannada and Culture C T Ravi said the contribution of the Wadiyars, whose history spans more than 600 years, has not been nationally acknowledged. Historians tend to be biased and write hagiography and reduce everything to caste.
15/02/20 UNI

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