Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate birth centenary of JC Wadiyar on Oct 10: Pramoda Devi

Mysuru: Rajmatha Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, the head of the erstwhile royal family informed that President Ram Nath Kovind would inaugurate the third session of the birth centenary celebration of late Maharaja Jayachamaraja (JC) Wadiyar on October 10 at the Durbar Hall of the Mysuru Palace.

Addressing presspersons on Saturday, October 5 “The President will release a book Srividya Sankeerthana Sudhalahari’ in Kannada and Devanagari script which contains both literature and musical notes of 94 Carnatic classical music compositions of JC Wadiyar.”

“My late husband Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar had compiled the manuscript of all 94 compositions in 1975 itself. However, he could not realise his dream of publishing it. Now Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (SDNR Wadiyar) Foundation has published the book. The programme will be unique in many ways. Even the invocation will be JC Wadiyar’s composition, not only literature but also the raga Jayasamvardhini on which it is based,” said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar.

She further added, “The President will also unveil the plaque of the University of Mysuru (UoM), which is establishing Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Centre for Higher Learning on a 22 acre land at the foot of Chamundi Hill.”