One of the most remarkable
achievements of KR Wodeyar IV was the social & communal amity which he
created, In 1913, a regulation introducing compulsory primary education by the
government & to admit dalit students saying that no pupil should be denied
admission on caste basis
KR Wodeyar IV laid foundation
stones to churches & mosques as freely as temples. He liberally contributed
towards the cost of rebuilding the St.Marks church & St. Luke’s church in
Bangalore also he laid the found stone of St. Philomena church at Mysore.
KR Wodeyar IV inaugurated the
Jumma Masjid at Mysore. To encourage education among Muslims, he constituted
the Muslim Education Advisory Committee. In the Mysore Representative Assembly
there were 20 Muslim members while 10% oof the Mysore Legislative Councils were
Muslims.
The Maharaja was an eloquent
speaker in Urdu apart from Kannada & English. Muslim dignitaries like
Jinnah, Mohammad Iqbal, Dr. Anasari and others were accorded warm welcome when
they visited the state similar to that accorded to Gandhiji and other
nationalist leaders
When the whole of British India
was vitiated with communal disharmony after the failure of the Khilafat
movement, KR Wodeyar IV reposed faith in a Muslim by appointing Sir Mirza
Ismail as the Diwan of Mysore 1926. This raised many eyebrows & was opposed
by many
KR Wodeyar IV was an expert in
music, both western & Indian, he also patronized musicians, scholars and
artists. Musicians like Vidwan Subbanna, Vasudevacharya, Veene Seshanna,
Venkatagiriyappa & T.Chowdiah adorned his court & his rule was called
the golden age of music.
Mysore witnessed cultural
renaissance during his rule & dramatists like Gubbi Veeranna &
Varadaachar & scholars like Dr. R.Sama Sastry, Prof. Hiriyanna & Dr. R.
Narasimhachar were some of stalwarts who contributed immensely in their
respective fields during KR Wodeyar IV’s reign
With a view to achieve the
unification of all #Kannada speaking areas and to promote the cause of #Kannada language, the Kannada Sahitya Parishad was established in 1915. Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV was also the first Chancellor of the Benaras Hindu
University.
During Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
reign Mysore State saw an all round development. Assisted with able Dewan's the
over all economy of Mysore State grew and was considered as a model state with
many important achievements during his reign, some of it are listed here
1. Mysore
Implements Factory, Hassan, established in 1939 to produce agricultural and
garden implements.
2. Mysore
Paper Mills, Mysore, established in 1936.
3. Government
Sandalwood Oil factory, Bangalore, established in 1917.
4. Mysore
Lamps, Bangalore, established in 1936.
5. Mysore
Sugar Mills, Mandya, established in 1933.
6. KR Mills,
Mysore, established in 1933.
7. Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore established in 1909.
8. K.R. Hydro
Electric Station (Later renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Hydro electric Station).
9. Asia's
second Hydro Electric Project at Shivanasamudra Falls.
10. School of
Engineering, Bangalore, established in 1916: Later renamed as UVCE.
11. State Bank
of Mysore established in 1913.
12. City
Improvement Trust Board, first of its kind in India.
13. Hindusthan
Aircraft, Bangalore, established in 1940 later renamed as Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited.
14. Kannada
Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore, established in 1915.
15. Krishna
Raja Sagar Dam, KRS, established in 1924.
16. Irwin
Canal: Later named as Visveshwariaha Canal.
17. University
of Mysore, Mysore, established in 1916.
18. Maharani's
Science College for Women, Mysore, established in 1917.
19. 19.Yuvaraja
College, Mysore, established in 1916.
20. Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi, First Chancellor and co-founder.
21. Minto Eye
Hospital Banglore, established in 1903, is among the world's oldest
Ophthalmology super speciality hospital.
22. Mysore
Boys Scouts, Mysore established in 1909. First of its kind in India.
23. Vanivilas
Women and Children Hospital, Bangalore, established in 1934 is named after Her
Excellency Mother Maharani Vani Vilasa
Sannidhana.
24. Mysore
Iron Works in 1923. Later renamed as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant.
25. Krishna
Rajendra Hospital, Mysore, established in 1927 is attached to Mysore Medical
College.
26. Mysore
State Railway (MSR) between 1916 and 1918, opened 232 miles of railway to
traffic. By 1938 MSR had 740 miles of railway track opened to traffic.
27. Mysore
Medical College, Mysore, established in 1924.
28. Lalitha
Mahal palace in 1921.
29. Mysore
Paints and Varnish Limited, Mysore, established in 1937. It became a public
sector in 1947.
30. Mysore
Agricultural Residential School, Bangalore, established in 1913. University of
Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore is initially established in 1899 by Her
Excellency Maharani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana the Regent of Mysore, with an
initial grant of 30 acres as an experimental agricultural station.
31. K.R.
Market, Bangalore, established in 1928. This is the main wholesale market dealing
with commodities in Bangalore. The area in which this market is located is the
first locality to get electricity in the whole of Asia in the year 1905.
32. First street light in India was installed in Bangalore in
the year 1906 by the government of Mysore. The electricity was produced in
Shivanasamudra near Mysore
